diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-verify.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-verify.yml
index 9bffbd186..511df70f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-verify.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-verify.yml
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ jobs:
     with:
       jdk-distribution-matrix: '[ "temurin", "zulu", "microsoft", "adopt-openj9" ]'
       maven4-build: true
-      maven4-version: '4.0.0-rc-2' # the same as used in project
+      maven4-version: '4.0.0-rc-3' # the same as used in project
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c81ba8d62..a5be4a429 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ under the License.
 
   <properties>
     <javaVersion>17</javaVersion>
-    <mavenVersion>4.0.0-rc-2</mavenVersion>
+    <mavenVersion>4.0.0-rc-3</mavenVersion>
 
     <asmVersion>9.7.1</asmVersion>
     <guiceVersion>6.0.0</guiceVersion>