diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 991e723ae1c..8faa19f1545 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     <maven-antrun-plugin.version>3.1.0</maven-antrun-plugin.version>
     <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.0.1</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
     <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.5.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
-    <maven-plugin-plugin.version>3.7.1</maven-plugin-plugin.version>
+    <maven-plugin-plugin.version>3.8.1</maven-plugin-plugin.version>
     <maven-remote-resources-plugin.version>3.0.0</maven-remote-resources-plugin.version>
     <maven-shade-plugin.version>3.4.1</maven-shade-plugin.version>
     <maven-source-plugin.version>3.2.1</maven-source-plugin.version>