diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5264cc3675..f20b326190 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.apache</groupId>
 		<artifactId>apache</artifactId>
-		<version>37</version>
+		<version>40</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>