diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c2525d31..494ce904 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-plugins</artifactId>
-    <version>34</version>
+    <version>36</version>
     <relativePath />
   </parent>