diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 971cc7c8c..a4825c7f0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
     <artifactId>plexus</artifactId>
-    <version>5.1</version>
+    <version>8</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>plexus-containers</artifactId>