diff --git a/distribution/pom.xml b/distribution/pom.xml
index f5b898b26..58a886e72 100644
--- a/distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/distribution/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.4</version>
+                <version>3.6.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <skipAssembly>${noAssembly}</skipAssembly>
                     <tarLongFileMode>gnu</tarLongFileMode>