diff --git a/src/it/projects/tree-scope/pom.xml b/src/it/projects/tree-scope/pom.xml
index 6b915596c..bcf122114 100644
--- a/src/it/projects/tree-scope/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/projects/tree-scope/pom.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.6.3</version>
+      <version>3.8.1</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>