diff --git a/pom/pom.xml b/pom/pom.xml
index 35b0bec..54970a0 100644
--- a/pom/pom.xml
+++ b/pom/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache</groupId>
     <artifactId>apache</artifactId>
-    <version>21</version>
+    <version>23</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.apache.velocity</groupId>