diff --git a/plugins/alfresco-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/plugins/alfresco-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index e54a1169..3f46393f 100644
--- a/plugins/alfresco-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/alfresco-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-            <version>3.2.5</version>
+            <version>3.9.7</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>