diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 220fab8b98e..32be16c8114 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache</groupId>
     <artifactId>apache</artifactId>
-    <version>31</version>
+    <version>39</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>