diff --git a/atom-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/atom-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 264c33d..6ab8c58 100644
--- a/atom-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/atom-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-            <version>3.2.5</version>
+            <version>3.8.1</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>