diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0f6669a8..202413fb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ under the License.
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-invoker-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.7.0</version>
+          <version>3.8.1</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>