diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9790df2..997dc65 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
    <groupId>org.apache</groupId>
    <artifactId>apache</artifactId>
-   <version>3</version>
+   <version>8</version>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.ddlutils</groupId>
   <artifactId>ddlutils</artifactId>