diff --git a/tools/fmpp-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/tools/fmpp-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index f98c677e05..ab5ca915b0 100644
--- a/tools/fmpp-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/fmpp-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.3.9</version>
+      <version>3.8.1</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>