diff --git a/plexus-compiler-its/pom.xml b/plexus-compiler-its/pom.xml
index de1961c9..0dd880a7 100644
--- a/plexus-compiler-its/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-compiler-its/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-invoker-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.7.0</version>
+        <version>3.8.1</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>integration-tests</id>