diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cca3291..c22b3d5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
               <fail>true</fail>
               <rules>
                 <requireMavenVersion>
-                  <version>3.9</version>
+                  <version>3.8</version>
                 </requireMavenVersion>
                 <requireJavaVersion>
                   <version>17</version>