diff --git a/benchmarks/pom.xml b/benchmarks/pom.xml
index 984b207130c8..d21c5b5edb59 100644
--- a/benchmarks/pom.xml
+++ b/benchmarks/pom.xml
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.4</version>
+          <version>3.5.1</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>