diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d17ed5b..683e675 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@
 		<maven.compiler.target>${java_version}</maven.compiler.target>
 
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-		<maven.version>3.0.0</maven.version>
+		<maven.version>3.3.9</maven.version>
 		<repository.snapshots.url>http://maven.research-infrastructures.eu/nexus/content/repositories/gcube-snapshots</repository.snapshots.url>
 		<repository.releases.url>http://maven.research-infrastructures.eu/nexus/content/repositories/gcube-releases</repository.releases.url>
 		<repository.staging.url>http://maven.research-infrastructures.eu/nexus/content/repositories/gcube-staging-jenkins</repository.staging.url>