diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 386a95ef34..b1372903e0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.apache</groupId>
       <artifactId>apache</artifactId>
-      <version>17</version>
+      <version>18</version>
       <relativePath>org.apache:apache</relativePath>
    </parent>