diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dbb42c3..6c9d8c1 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache</groupId>
     <artifactId>apache</artifactId>
-    <version>16</version>
+    <version>18</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.apache.flex.blazeds</groupId>