diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e9f5c8162a..1d28609af5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache</groupId>
         <artifactId>apache</artifactId>
-        <version>38</version>
+        <version>39</version>
         <relativePath />
     </parent>