diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d7690fbd4..a8c9d821e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
-    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/3.9.6" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/3.9.6 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v3_9_6.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>3.9.6</modelVersion>
     <groupId>training.taylor.time-tracker</groupId>
     <artifactId>time-tracker-parent</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.6.1</version>
+                    <version>3.9.6</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <verbose>true</verbose>
                         <fork>true</fork>