diff --git a/ant/pom.xml b/ant/pom.xml
index 54aff7b230f..5a950aa40da 100644
--- a/ant/pom.xml
+++ b/ant/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.owasp</groupId>
         <artifactId>dependency-check-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>12.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>13.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>dependency-check-ant</artifactId>
diff --git a/archetype/pom.xml b/archetype/pom.xml
index 6a94f19901d..c77cc5dd503 100644
--- a/archetype/pom.xml
+++ b/archetype/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2017 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.owasp</groupId>
         <artifactId>dependency-check-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>12.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>13.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>dependency-check-plugin</artifactId>
     <name>Dependency-Check Plugin Archetype</name>
diff --git a/cli/pom.xml b/cli/pom.xml
index 37de7786702..5e76c11f12a 100644
--- a/cli/pom.xml
+++ b/cli/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.owasp</groupId>
         <artifactId>dependency-check-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>12.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>13.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>dependency-check-cli</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 12cc2ffe398..13fd2081b78 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.owasp</groupId>
         <artifactId>dependency-check-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>12.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>13.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>dependency-check-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven/pom.xml b/maven/pom.xml
index 23314800601..76baccaa690 100644
--- a/maven/pom.xml
+++ b/maven/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.owasp</groupId>
         <artifactId>dependency-check-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>12.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>13.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>dependency-check-maven</artifactId>
     <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
         <tag>HEAD</tag>
     </scm>
     <prerequisites>
-        <maven>3.6.3</maven>
+        <maven>3.8.1</maven>
     </prerequisites>
     <build>
         <resources>
diff --git a/maven/src/site/markdown/index.md.vm b/maven/src/site/markdown/index.md.vm
index 2284ba43e98..19a3200d888 100644
--- a/maven/src/site/markdown/index.md.vm
+++ b/maven/src/site/markdown/index.md.vm
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Usage
 ======================
 Dependency-check-maven is very simple to utilize and can be used as a stand-alone
-plug-in or as part of the site plug-in. The plug-in requires Maven 3.6.3 or higher.
+plug-in or as part of the site plug-in. The plug-in requires Maven 3.8.1 or higher.
 
 It is important to understand that the first time this task is executed it may
 take 20 minutes or more as it downloads and processes the data from the National
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c496e24f10d..7ee6e9fd5ba 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
 
     <groupId>org.owasp</groupId>
     <artifactId>dependency-check-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>12.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>13.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <modules>
@@ -121,11 +121,10 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
         <apache.lucene.version>9.12.3</apache.lucene.version>
         <apache.ant.version>1.10.15</apache.ant.version>
 
-        <!-- upgrading slf4j and logback can cause issues ;) https://github.com/dependency-check/DependencyCheck/issues/4846 -->
         <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>
         <logback.version>1.5.25</logback.version>
 
-        <maven.api.version>3.6.3</maven.api.version>
+        <maven.api.version>3.8.1</maven.api.version>
         <reporting.checkstyle-plugin.version>3.6.0</reporting.checkstyle-plugin.version>
         <reporting.checkstyle.tool.version>9.3</reporting.checkstyle.tool.version>
         <doxia-base.version>2.0.0</doxia-base.version>
diff --git a/src/site/markdown/index.md b/src/site/markdown/index.md
index f240dc4f19a..2e723419055 100644
--- a/src/site/markdown/index.md
+++ b/src/site/markdown/index.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ OWASP dependency-check's core analysis engine can be used as:
 - [Command Line Tool](dependency-check-cli/index.html)
 - [Gradle Plugin](dependency-check-gradle/index.html)
 - [Jenkins Plugin](dependency-check-jenkins/index.html)
-- [Maven Plugin](dependency-check-maven/index.html) - Maven 3.6.3 or newer required
+- [Maven Plugin](dependency-check-maven/index.html) - Maven 3.8.1 or newer required
 
 Unofficial (Not endorsed by OWASP)
 - [SBT Plugin](https://github.com/nMoncho/sbt-dependency-check)
diff --git a/utils/pom.xml b/utils/pom.xml
index a45e43efad7..d72c32492b2 100644
--- a/utils/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2014 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.owasp</groupId>
         <artifactId>dependency-check-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>12.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>13.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
    </parent>
 
     <artifactId>dependency-check-utils</artifactId>