diff --git a/bom/runtime/pom.xml b/bom/runtime/pom.xml
index 0e151d86e6fe5..8667cb83f5acb 100644
--- a/bom/runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/runtime/pom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         <asm.version>7.3.1</asm.version>
         <commons-io.version>2.6</commons-io.version>
         <jboss-metadata-web.version>11.0.0.Final</jboss-metadata-web.version>
-        <maven-core.version>3.6.3</maven-core.version>
+        <maven-core.version>3.8.1</maven-core.version>
         <maven-resolver.version>1.4.1</maven-resolver.version>
         <maven-toolchain.version>3.0.0</maven-toolchain.version>
         <guava.version>27.0.1-jre</guava.version>