diff --git a/ipfs-deploy-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/ipfs-deploy-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index b2a2db9..011a8cf 100644
--- a/ipfs-deploy-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/ipfs-deploy-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.6.0</version>
+        <version>3.8.1</version>
         <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>