diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8e57c63a8..a81e96b20 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1</version>
+    <version>4</version>
     <relativePath>../pom/maven/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.maven.archiva</groupId>