diff --git a/modello-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/modello-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index caf2fdb2f..c581d26cc 100644
--- a/modello-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/modello-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   </prerequisites>
 
   <properties>
-    <mavenPluginTools>3.7.1</mavenPluginTools>
+    <mavenPluginTools>3.8.1</mavenPluginTools>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>