diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bf05b606b5..7b0311a286 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache</groupId>
     <artifactId>apache</artifactId>
-    <version>39</version>
+    <version>40</version>
     <relativePath />
   </parent>