diff --git a/jvm-packages/pom.xml b/jvm-packages/pom.xml
index f9266b8546c5..85526c7adb81 100644
--- a/jvm-packages/pom.xml
+++ b/jvm-packages/pom.xml
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.6.0</version>
+                        <version>3.7.1</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <descriptorRefs>
                                 <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>