diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b6c3e5ee70..48577d4c22 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>5</version>
+    <version>8-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../pom/maven/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>