diff --git a/maven-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-plugin/pom.xml
index f44068f..fa2e569 100644
--- a/maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
-      <version>3.6.3</version>
+      <version>3.8.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>