diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 630444b97..39d8afd16 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ services, their cost and quality and keep the P2P network connected.
 
 - Linux or MacOSX operating system
 - [JDK 11](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/corretto/latest/corretto-11-ug/downloads-list.html)
-- [Apache Maven 3.5+](http://maven.apache.org)
+- [Apache Maven 3.6.3+](http://maven.apache.org)
 
 ## Getting Started
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4a8bc7849..251a5f242 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -87,37 +87,36 @@
     <maven.compiler.showWarnings>true</maven.compiler.showWarnings>
     <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
-    <maven.min-version>3.5.0</maven.min-version>
-    <plugin.build-helper-maven.version>3.3.0</plugin.build-helper-maven.version>
-    <plugin.cyclonedx-maven.version>2.7.9</plugin.cyclonedx-maven.version>
+    <maven.min-version>3.6.3</maven.min-version>
+    <plugin.build-helper-maven.version>3.6.0</plugin.build-helper-maven.version>
+    <plugin.cyclonedx-maven.version>2.9.0</plugin.cyclonedx-maven.version>
     <plugin.duplicate-finder-maven.version>1.5.1</plugin.duplicate-finder-maven.version>
-    <plugin.exec-maven.version>3.1.0</plugin.exec-maven.version>
+    <plugin.exec-maven.version>3.5.0</plugin.exec-maven.version>
     <plugin.formatter-maven.version>2.23.0</plugin.formatter-maven.version>
-    <plugin.git-commit-id-maven.version>4.9.9</plugin.git-commit-id-maven.version>
+    <plugin.git-commit-id-maven.version>9.0.1</plugin.git-commit-id-maven.version>
     <plugin.impsort-maven.version>1.8.0</plugin.impsort-maven.version>
-    <plugin.jacoco-maven.version>0.8.8</plugin.jacoco-maven.version>
-    <plugin.maven-assembly.version>3.4.2</plugin.maven-assembly.version>
-    <plugin.maven-checkstyle.version>3.2.1</plugin.maven-checkstyle.version>
-    <plugin.maven-clean.version>3.2.0</plugin.maven-clean.version>
-    <plugin.maven-compiler.version>3.10.1</plugin.maven-compiler.version>
-    <plugin.maven-dependency.version>3.5.0</plugin.maven-dependency.version>
-    <plugin.maven-deploy.version>3.1.0</plugin.maven-deploy.version>
-    <plugin.maven-enforcer.version>3.2.1</plugin.maven-enforcer.version>
-    <plugin.maven-gpg.version>3.1.0</plugin.maven-gpg.version>
-    <plugin.maven-install.version>3.1.0</plugin.maven-install.version>
-    <plugin.maven-jar.version>3.3.0</plugin.maven-jar.version>
-    <plugin.maven-javadoc.version>3.4.1</plugin.maven-javadoc.version>
-    <plugin.maven-jxr.version>3.3.0</plugin.maven-jxr.version>
-    <plugin.maven-pmd.version>3.20.0</plugin.maven-pmd.version>
+    <plugin.jacoco-maven.version>0.8.12</plugin.jacoco-maven.version>
+    <plugin.maven-assembly.version>3.7.1</plugin.maven-assembly.version>
+    <plugin.maven-checkstyle.version>3.6.0</plugin.maven-checkstyle.version>
+    <plugin.maven-clean.version>3.4.0</plugin.maven-clean.version>
+    <plugin.maven-compiler.version>3.13.0</plugin.maven-compiler.version>
+    <plugin.maven-dependency.version>3.8.1</plugin.maven-dependency.version>
+    <plugin.maven-deploy.version>3.1.3</plugin.maven-deploy.version>
+    <plugin.maven-enforcer.version>3.5.0</plugin.maven-enforcer.version>
+    <plugin.maven-gpg.version>3.2.7</plugin.maven-gpg.version>
+    <plugin.maven-install.version>3.1.3</plugin.maven-install.version>
+    <plugin.maven-jar.version>3.4.2</plugin.maven-jar.version>
+    <plugin.maven-javadoc.version>3.11.1</plugin.maven-javadoc.version>
+    <plugin.maven-jxr.version>3.6.0</plugin.maven-jxr.version>
+    <plugin.maven-pmd.version>3.26.0</plugin.maven-pmd.version>
     <plugin.maven-project-info-reports.version>3.4.2</plugin.maven-project-info-reports.version>
-    <plugin.maven-release.version>3.0.0</plugin.maven-release.version>
+    <plugin.maven-release.version>3.1.1</plugin.maven-release.version>
     <plugin.maven-replacer.version>1.5.3</plugin.maven-replacer.version>
-    <plugin.maven-resources.version>3.3.0</plugin.maven-resources.version>
-    <plugin.maven-scm-publish.version>3.2.1</plugin.maven-scm-publish.version>
+    <plugin.maven-resources.version>3.3.1</plugin.maven-resources.version>
+    <plugin.maven-scm-publish.version>3.3.0</plugin.maven-scm-publish.version>
     <plugin.maven-site.version>3.12.1</plugin.maven-site.version>
-    <plugin.maven-source.version>3.2.1</plugin.maven-source.version>
-    <!-- seems to have an impact with java 11 integration, update with caution -->
-    <plugin.maven-surefire.version>3.1.0</plugin.maven-surefire.version>
+    <plugin.maven-source.version>3.3.1</plugin.maven-source.version>
+    <plugin.maven-surefire.version>3.2.3</plugin.maven-surefire.version>
     <plugin.nexus-staging-maven.version>1.6.7</plugin.nexus-staging-maven.version>
     <plugin.sonar-maven.version>3.9.1.2184</plugin.sonar-maven.version>
     <plugin.sortpom-maven.version>2.15.0</plugin.sortpom-maven.version>