diff --git a/jep/com.ibm.wala.cast.python.cpython/pom.xml b/jep/com.ibm.wala.cast.python.cpython/pom.xml
index 482c0f43a..903ac78aa 100644
--- a/jep/com.ibm.wala.cast.python.cpython/pom.xml
+++ b/jep/com.ibm.wala.cast.python.cpython/pom.xml
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.4.2</version>
+        <version>3.5.0</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <goals>