diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 16e0a1e64..b91bd4774 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-plugins</artifactId>
-    <version>39</version>
+    <version>40</version>
     <relativePath />
   </parent>
 
@@ -433,7 +433,6 @@ under the License.
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-invoker-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>3.5.1</version>
             <configuration>
               <goals>
                 <goal>clean</goal>