diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c3a8236b68..d1a6a024fb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache</groupId>
         <artifactId>apache</artifactId>
-        <version>38</version>
+        <version>39</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.apache.axis2</groupId>