diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 5032bbe80b..34aa42034e 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	</parent>
 
 	<prerequisites>
-		<maven>3.8</maven>
+		<maven>3.6</maven>
 	</prerequisites>
 
 	<artifactId>spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin</artifactId>