diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b2693d1..a77cc45 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <description>Maven plugin which writes Git version into build properties.</description>
 
     <properties>
-        <maven.api.version>3.2.5</maven.api.version>
+        <maven.api.version>3.8.1</maven.api.version>
         <maven.tools.version>3.9.0</maven.tools.version>
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>