diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 896128b..238db5d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.sling</groupId>
     <artifactId>sling-bundle-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>43</version>
+    <version>44</version>
     <relativePath />
   </parent>
 
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
   <description>Apache Sling Commons Messaging</description>
 
   <properties>
+    <project.build.outputTimestamp>1970-01-01T00:00:00Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
     <sling.java.version>8</sling.java.version>
   </properties>