diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 10c1fe35b6..cbc7e21b00 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache</groupId>
         <artifactId>apache</artifactId>
-        <version>21</version>
+        <version>25</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>