diff --git a/atom-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/atom-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 264c33d..e728548 100644
--- a/atom-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/atom-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
-            <version>3.0</version>
+            <version>3.8.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>