diff --git a/java/bom/pom.xml b/java/bom/pom.xml
index 1f6f854f600..0fe40c78264 100644
--- a/java/bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java/bom/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache</groupId>
     <artifactId>apache</artifactId>
-    <version>18</version>
+    <version>31</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.apache.arrow</groupId>
diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 86eb428ebd5..0557985079b 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache</groupId>
     <artifactId>apache</artifactId>
-    <version>18</version>
+    <version>31</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.apache.arrow</groupId>