diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9d229ead49d..b7cd79664f8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache</groupId>
         <artifactId>apache</artifactId>
-        <version>39</version>
+        <version>40</version>
         <relativePath />
     </parent>