diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.benchmarks/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.benchmarks/pom.xml
index 022c7bb0a..a25db37f5 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.benchmarks/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.benchmarks/pom.xml
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>3.2.1</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <phase>package</phase>