diff --git a/BUILDING.txt b/BUILDING.txt
index 8e7feba5857f8..f87cc8d11ead2 100644
--- a/BUILDING.txt
+++ b/BUILDING.txt
@@ -279,8 +279,7 @@ Maven build goals:
    OWASP's dependency-check plugin will scan the third party dependencies
    of this project for known CVEs (security vulnerabilities against them).
    It will produce a report in target/dependency-check-report.html. To
-   invoke, run 'mvn dependency-check:aggregate'. Note that this plugin
-   requires maven 3.1.1 or greater.
+   invoke, run 'mvn dependency-check:aggregate'.
 
  PMDK library build options:
 
@@ -529,7 +528,7 @@ Requirements:
 
 * Windows 10
 * JDK 1.8
-* Maven 3.0 or later (maven.apache.org)
+* Maven 3.3 or later (maven.apache.org)
 * Boost 1.86.0 (boost.org)
 * Protocol Buffers 3.21.12 (https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/tags)
 * CMake 3.19 or newer (cmake.org)
diff --git a/dev-support/docker/Dockerfile b/dev-support/docker/Dockerfile
index 6beef860a9b39..5c97f80b1e9bc 100644
--- a/dev-support/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/dev-support/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ ENV PYTHONIOENCODING=utf-8
 ######
 # Set env vars required to build Hadoop
 ######
-ENV MAVEN_HOME /usr
+ENV MAVEN_HOME=/opt/maven
+ENV PATH="${PATH}:${MAVEN_HOME}/bin"
 # JAVA_HOME must be set in Maven >= 3.5.0 (MNG-6003)
 ENV JAVA_HOME /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64
 
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ ENV HADOOP_SKIP_YETUS_VERIFICATION true
 # Install packages
 ####
 RUN pkg-resolver/install-common-pkgs.sh
+RUN pkg-resolver/install-maven.sh ubuntu:focal
 RUN pkg-resolver/install-spotbugs.sh ubuntu:focal
 RUN pkg-resolver/install-boost.sh ubuntu:focal
 RUN pkg-resolver/install-protobuf.sh ubuntu:focal
diff --git a/dev-support/docker/Dockerfile_aarch64 b/dev-support/docker/Dockerfile_aarch64
index b9249f5aec9d3..b341d60e1398b 100644
--- a/dev-support/docker/Dockerfile_aarch64
+++ b/dev-support/docker/Dockerfile_aarch64
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ ENV PYTHONIOENCODING=utf-8
 ######
 # Set env vars required to build Hadoop
 ######
-ENV MAVEN_HOME /usr
+ENV MAVEN_HOME=/opt/maven
+ENV PATH="${PATH}:${MAVEN_HOME}/bin"
 # JAVA_HOME must be set in Maven >= 3.5.0 (MNG-6003)
 ENV JAVA_HOME /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-arm64
 
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ ENV QT_QPA_PLATFORM offscreen
 # Install packages
 ####
 RUN pkg-resolver/install-common-pkgs.sh
+RUN pkg-resolver/install-maven.sh ubuntu:focal::arch64
 RUN pkg-resolver/install-spotbugs.sh ubuntu:focal::arch64
 RUN pkg-resolver/install-boost.sh ubuntu:focal::arch64
 RUN pkg-resolver/install-protobuf.sh ubuntu:focal::arch64
diff --git a/dev-support/docker/Dockerfile_debian_11 b/dev-support/docker/Dockerfile_debian_11
index 2dc47eee6ac6e..113919531641c 100644
--- a/dev-support/docker/Dockerfile_debian_11
+++ b/dev-support/docker/Dockerfile_debian_11
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ RUN apt-get -q update \
 ######
 # Set env vars required to build Hadoop
 ######
-ENV MAVEN_HOME=/usr
+ENV MAVEN_HOME=/opt/maven
+ENV PATH="${PATH}:${MAVEN_HOME}/bin"
 # JAVA_HOME must be set in Maven >= 3.5.0 (MNG-6003)
 ENV JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64
 
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ ENV HADOOP_SKIP_YETUS_VERIFICATION=true
 ####
 # Install packages
 ####
+RUN pkg-resolver/install-maven.sh debian:11
 RUN pkg-resolver/install-cmake.sh debian:11
 RUN pkg-resolver/install-spotbugs.sh debian:11
 RUN pkg-resolver/install-boost.sh debian:11
diff --git a/dev-support/docker/Dockerfile_ubuntu_24 b/dev-support/docker/Dockerfile_ubuntu_24
index 28ab04c3e09fe..1b4689e1d7334 100644
--- a/dev-support/docker/Dockerfile_ubuntu_24
+++ b/dev-support/docker/Dockerfile_ubuntu_24
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ ENV PYTHONIOENCODING=utf-8
 ######
 # Set env vars required to build Hadoop
 ######
-ENV MAVEN_HOME /usr
+ENV MAVEN_HOME=/opt/maven
+ENV PATH="${PATH}:${MAVEN_HOME}/bin"
 # JAVA_HOME must be set in Maven >= 3.5.0 (MNG-6003)
 ENV JAVA_HOME /usr/lib/jvm/java-17-openjdk-amd64
 
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ ENV HADOOP_SKIP_YETUS_VERIFICATION true
 ####
 # Install packages
 ####
+RUN pkg-resolver/install-maven.sh ubuntu:noble
 RUN pkg-resolver/install-spotbugs.sh ubuntu:noble
 RUN pkg-resolver/install-boost.sh ubuntu:noble
 RUN pkg-resolver/install-protobuf.sh ubuntu:noble
diff --git a/dev-support/docker/Dockerfile_windows_10 b/dev-support/docker/Dockerfile_windows_10
index 58f3509750f62..9ca20fd892c94 100644
--- a/dev-support/docker/Dockerfile_windows_10
+++ b/dev-support/docker/Dockerfile_windows_10
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ RUN powershell Invoke-WebRequest -URI https://cdn.azul.com/zulu/bin/zulu8.62.0.1
 RUN powershell Expand-Archive -Path $Env:TEMP\zulu8.62.0.19-ca-jdk8.0.332-win_x64.zip -DestinationPath "C:\Java"
 
 # Install Apache Maven.
-RUN powershell Invoke-WebRequest -URI https://archive.apache.org/dist/maven/maven-3/3.8.8/binaries/apache-maven-3.8.8-bin.zip -OutFile $Env:TEMP\apache-maven-3.8.8-bin.zip
-RUN powershell Expand-Archive -Path $Env:TEMP\apache-maven-3.8.8-bin.zip -DestinationPath "C:\Maven"
+RUN powershell Invoke-WebRequest -URI https://archive.apache.org/dist/maven/maven-3/3.9.11/binaries/apache-maven-3.9.11-bin.zip -OutFile $Env:TEMP\apache-maven-3.9.11-bin.zip
+RUN powershell Expand-Archive -Path $Env:TEMP\apache-maven-3.9.11-bin.zip -DestinationPath "C:\Maven"
 
 # Install CMake 3.19.0.
 RUN powershell Invoke-WebRequest -URI https://cmake.org/files/v3.19/cmake-3.19.0-win64-x64.zip -OutFile $Env:TEMP\cmake-3.19.0-win64-x64.zip
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ ENV MAVEN_OPTS '-Xmx2048M -Xss128M'
 ENV IS_WINDOWS 1
 RUN setx PATH "%PATH%;%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\chocolatey\bin"
 RUN setx PATH "%PATH%;%JAVA_HOME%\bin"
-RUN setx PATH "%PATH%;C:\Maven\apache-maven-3.8.8\bin"
+RUN setx PATH "%PATH%;C:\Maven\apache-maven-3.9.11\bin"
 RUN setx PATH "%PATH%;C:\CMake\cmake-3.19.0-win64-x64\bin"
 RUN setx PATH "%PATH%;C:\ZStd"
 RUN setx PATH "%PATH%;C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin"
diff --git a/dev-support/docker/pkg-resolver/install-maven.sh b/dev-support/docker/pkg-resolver/install-maven.sh
index fb7d4a5be77dc..16ecc8cfb4eb2 100644
--- a/dev-support/docker/pkg-resolver/install-maven.sh
+++ b/dev-support/docker/pkg-resolver/install-maven.sh
@@ -27,22 +27,22 @@ if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-default_version="3.6.3"
+default_version="3.9.11"
 version_to_install=$default_version
 if [ -n "$2" ]; then
   version_to_install="$2"
 fi
 
-if [ "$version_to_install" != "3.6.3" ]; then
+if [ "$version_to_install" != "3.9.11" ]; then
   echo "WARN: Don't know how to install version $version_to_install, installing the default version $default_version instead"
   version_to_install=$default_version
 fi
 
-if [ "$version_to_install" == "3.6.3" ]; then
+if [ "$version_to_install" == "3.9.11" ]; then
   mkdir -p /opt/maven /tmp/maven &&
-    curl -L -s -S https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/apache-maven/3.6.3/apache-maven-3.6.3-bin.tar.gz \
-      -o /tmp/maven/apache-maven-3.6.3-bin.tar.gz &&
-    tar xzf /tmp/maven/apache-maven-3.6.3-bin.tar.gz --strip-components 1 -C /opt/maven
+    curl -L -s -S https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/apache-maven/3.9.11/apache-maven-3.9.11-bin.tar.gz \
+      -o /tmp/maven/apache-maven-3.9.11-bin.tar.gz &&
+    tar xzf /tmp/maven/apache-maven-3.9.11-bin.tar.gz --strip-components 1 -C /opt/maven
 else
   echo "ERROR: Don't know how to install version $version_to_install"
   exit 1
diff --git a/dev-support/docker/pkg-resolver/packages.json b/dev-support/docker/pkg-resolver/packages.json
index 08b5cb6607e98..850f79c971389 100644
--- a/dev-support/docker/pkg-resolver/packages.json
+++ b/dev-support/docker/pkg-resolver/packages.json
@@ -255,12 +255,6 @@
     "ubuntu:focal::arch64": "make",
     "rockylinux:8": "make"
   },
-  "maven": {
-    "debian:11": "maven",
-    "ubuntu:focal": "maven",
-    "ubuntu:noble": "maven",
-    "ubuntu:focal::arch64": "maven"
-  },
   "java": {
     "debian:11": [
       "openjdk-11-jdk",
diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-auth/src/site/markdown/BuildingIt.md b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-auth/src/site/markdown/BuildingIt.md
index 52d9ddc1558d2..85f7c9f230cf2 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-auth/src/site/markdown/BuildingIt.md
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-auth/src/site/markdown/BuildingIt.md
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ Hadoop Auth, Java HTTP SPNEGO - Building It
 Requirements
 ------------
 
-* Java 7+
-* Maven 3+
+* JDK 1.8
+* Maven 3.3 or later
 * Kerberos KDC (for running Kerberos test cases)
 
 Building
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ac50512d128d6..68163a4db6746 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -617,8 +617,7 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 https://maven.apache.org/x
              dependencies of this project for known CVEs (security
              vulnerabilities against them). It will produce a report
              in target/dependency-check-report.html. To invoke, run
-             'mvn dependency-check:aggregate'. Note that this plugin
-             requires maven 3.1.1 or greater.
+             'mvn dependency-check:aggregate'.
         -->
         <groupId>org.owasp</groupId>
         <artifactId>dependency-check-maven</artifactId>