diff --git a/jkube-kit/parent/pom.xml b/jkube-kit/parent/pom.xml
index 1e8e84da96..85b9f70de4 100644
--- a/jkube-kit/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/jkube-kit/parent/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     <version.jnr-unixsocket>0.38.20</version.jnr-unixsocket>
     <version.jsr305>3.0.2</version.jsr305>
     <version.maven-archiver>3.6.1</version.maven-archiver>
-    <version.maven-core>3.6.3</version.maven-core>
+    <version.maven-core>3.8.1</version.maven-core>
     <version.maven-filtering>3.3.1</version.maven-filtering>
     <version.maven-plugin-annotations>3.9.0</version.maven-plugin-annotations>
     <version.networknt.validator>1.0.86</version.networknt.validator>