diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6dea60c6c..02fef17ad 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <inceptionYear>2010</inceptionYear>
 
   <prerequisites>
-    <maven>2.0.9</maven>
+    <maven>3.3.9</maven>
   </prerequisites>
 
   <scm>