diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-codegen-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index c81a5dfed29..7013b61a4e9 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-            <version>3.2.5</version>
+            <version>3.8.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>