diff --git a/spec/pom.xml b/spec/pom.xml
index 977b01a..2449ff9 100644
--- a/spec/pom.xml
+++ b/spec/pom.xml
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.1</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <inherited>false</inherited>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
diff --git a/tck/pom.xml b/tck/pom.xml
index b0c1099..fb96063 100644
--- a/tck/pom.xml
+++ b/tck/pom.xml
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.1</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>distribution</id>