diff --git a/kafka-rest/pom.xml b/kafka-rest/pom.xml
index baa53211e4..bdbeeb52cc 100644
--- a/kafka-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/kafka-rest/pom.xml
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
 
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.5.2</version>
+                <version>3.7.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <descriptors>
                         <descriptor>src/assembly/development.xml</descriptor>