diff --git a/dev-tools/maven/pom.xml.template b/dev-tools/maven/pom.xml.template
index b0848959196..6e23b522a50 100644
--- a/dev-tools/maven/pom.xml.template
+++ b/dev-tools/maven/pom.xml.template
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache</groupId>
     <artifactId>apache</artifactId>
-    <version>13</version>
+    <version>21</version>
     <relativePath/>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.lucene</groupId>