diff --git a/net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin/pom.xml b/net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin/pom.xml
index 19bcf9d7..0a30dbbb 100644
--- a/net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
         <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>3.7.1</version>
+            <version>3.8.1</version>
             <configuration>
                 <stripVersion>true</stripVersion>
                 <prependGroupId>true</prependGroupId>