diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 00e7cbb853..4206d18105 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					<artifactId>maven-invoker-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.7.0</version>
+					<version>3.8.0</version>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 		        	<groupId>org.eclipse.sisu</groupId>
diff --git a/tycho-extras/pom.xml b/tycho-extras/pom.xml
index 5caaf94b8b..92eb63bac7 100644
--- a/tycho-extras/pom.xml
+++ b/tycho-extras/pom.xml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					<artifactId>maven-invoker-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.7.0</version>
+					<version>3.8.0</version>
 					<configuration>
 						<debug>${invoker.debug}</debug>
 						<projectsDirectory>src/it</projectsDirectory>