diff --git a/java/maven/module-info-compiler-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/java/maven/module-info-compiler-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index ce598fc7f0f..4d01a7ad960 100644
--- a/java/maven/module-info-compiler-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/java/maven/module-info-compiler-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   </prerequisites>
 
   <properties>
-    <maven.version>3.3.9</maven.version>
+    <maven.version>3.8.1</maven.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>