diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6a25ff0..cc5667a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     <url>https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/ee4j.glassfish</url>
 
     <properties>
-        <target.maven.version>3.6.3</target.maven.version>
+        <target.maven.version>3.9.6</target.maven.version>
     </properties>
 
     <prerequisites>