diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ddd5e4dc..012532d2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-compat</artifactId>
-            <version>3.6.3</version>
+            <version>3.8.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>