diff --git a/maven-plugins/pom.xml b/maven-plugins/pom.xml
index a2c607293b..5347a424ac 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugins/pom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compat</artifactId>
-				<version>3.5.0</version>
+				<version>3.8.1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>