diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index af0a4d3..5196a3a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.8.5</version>
+      <version>3.9.4</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>