diff --git a/headless-services/commons/commons-maven/pom.xml b/headless-services/commons/commons-maven/pom.xml
index ece6670ef..7b806c212 100644
--- a/headless-services/commons/commons-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/headless-services/commons/commons-maven/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 	<properties>
 		<!-- maven core version -->
-		<maven-core.version>3.3.9</maven-core.version>
+		<maven-core.version>3.8.1</maven-core.version>
 		<maven-wagon.version>2.10</maven-wagon.version>
 	</properties>