diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f1066b635a..0eec188993 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ Do you like Apache Maven? Then [donate back to the ASF](https://www.apache.org/f
 Quick Build
 -------
 If you want to bootstrap Maven, you'll need:
-- Java 1.8+
+- Java 8+
 - Maven 3.0.5 or later
 - Run Maven, specifying a location into which the completed Maven distro should be installed:
     ```
-    mvn -DdistributionTargetDir="$HOME/app/maven/apache-maven-3.7.x-SNAPSHOT" clean package
+    mvn -DdistributionTargetDir="$HOME/app/maven/apache-maven-4.0.x-SNAPSHOT" clean package
     ```
 
 
diff --git a/apache-maven/README.txt b/apache-maven/README.txt
index f58bdba158..a9d34004aa 100644
--- a/apache-maven/README.txt
+++ b/apache-maven/README.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   -------------------
 
   JDK:
-    1.7 or above (this is to execute Maven - it still allows you to build against 1.3
+    8 or above (this is to execute Maven - it still allows you to build against 1.3
     and prior JDK's).
   Memory:
     No minimum requirement.
@@ -42,18 +42,18 @@
   1) Unpack the archive where you would like to store the binaries, e.g.:
 
     Unix-based operating systems (Linux, Solaris and Mac OS X)
-      tar zxvf apache-maven-3.x.y.tar.gz
+      tar zxvf apache-maven-4.x.y.tar.gz
     Windows
-      unzip apache-maven-3.x.y.zip
+      unzip apache-maven-4.x.y.zip
 
-  2) A directory called "apache-maven-3.x.y" will be created.
+  2) A directory called "apache-maven-4.x.y" will be created.
 
   3) Add the bin directory to your PATH, e.g.:
 
     Unix-based operating systems (Linux, Solaris and Mac OS X)
-      export PATH=/usr/local/apache-maven-3.x.y/bin:$PATH
+      export PATH=/usr/local/apache-maven-4.x.y/bin:$PATH
     Windows
-      set PATH="c:\program files\apache-maven-3.x.y\bin";%PATH%
+      set PATH="c:\program files\apache-maven-4.x.y\bin";%PATH%
 
   4) Make sure JAVA_HOME is set to the location of your JDK