diff --git a/eclipse-collections-code-generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/eclipse-collections-code-generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index ded5585e16..bab5619f1a 100644
--- a/eclipse-collections-code-generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/eclipse-collections-code-generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
-            <version>2.0</version>
+            <version>3.8.5</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>