diff --git a/plugin-maven/build.gradle b/plugin-maven/build.gradle
index 7cfb38c2e9..003ce345b1 100644
--- a/plugin-maven/build.gradle
+++ b/plugin-maven/build.gradle
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ tasks.withType(GenerateHelpMojoSourcesTask).configureEach {
 	notCompatibleWithConfigurationCache('https://github.com/britter/maven-plugin-development/issues/8')
 }
 
-String VER_MAVEN_API = '3.0'
+String VER_MAVEN_API = '3.9.4'
 String VER_ECLIPSE_AETHER = '1.1.0'
 String VER_PLEXUS_RESOURCES = '1.2.0'
 dependencies {