diff --git a/pom/pom.xml b/pom/pom.xml
index 0ca81a1..6ac91b0 100644
--- a/pom/pom.xml
+++ b/pom/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache</groupId>
         <artifactId>apache</artifactId>
-        <version>7</version>
+        <version>8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>