diff --git a/documentation/src/main/asciidoc/chapter-2-set-up.asciidoc b/documentation/src/main/asciidoc/chapter-2-set-up.asciidoc
index 16183b000..fb954ac58 100644
--- a/documentation/src/main/asciidoc/chapter-2-set-up.asciidoc
+++ b/documentation/src/main/asciidoc/chapter-2-set-up.asciidoc
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ For Maven based projects add the following to your POM file in order to use MapS
         <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>3.5.1</version>
+            <version>3.8.1</version>
             <configuration>
                 <source>1.8</source>
                 <target>1.8</target>
diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 3103f1c1c..9b920c212 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.8.0</version>
+                    <version>3.8.1</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <source>1.8</source>
                         <target>1.8</target>
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 3c002f9a8..f8247297e 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ For Maven-based projects, add the following to your POM file in order to use Map
         <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>3.8.0</version>
+            <version>3.8.1</version>
             <configuration>
                 <source>1.8</source>
                 <target>1.8</target>