diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1822856dcd..04035b9825 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.7.1</version>
+          <version>3.8.0</version>
           <configuration>
             <finalName>apache-plc4x-${project.version}</finalName>
           </configuration>