diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6aeab57512..e5314ac66d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     <jetty.version>8.1.7.v20120910</jetty.version>
     <continuumWebappVersion>${project.version}</continuumWebappVersion>
     <!-- Note, when later moving beyond 2.2.1, the continuum-artifact-manager module should be removed -->
-    <maven.version>2.2.1</maven.version>
+    <maven.version>3.8.1</maven.version>
     <spring.version>3.2.13.RELEASE</spring.version>
     <struts.version>2.3.20</struts.version>
     <wagon.version>1.0-beta-6</wagon.version>