diff --git a/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml b/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
index c1fe6aa74..fd7232551 100644
--- a/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
     <properties>
         <version.maven-plugin-plugin>3.4</version.maven-plugin-plugin>
     </properties>
+    <prerequisites>
+        <maven>3.1</maven>
+    </prerequisites>
     <build>
         <resources>
             <resource>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c44d75cd0..ccdc75fc9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
         </site>
     </distributionManagement>
     <prerequisites>
-        <maven>3.0</maven>
+        <maven>3.1</maven>
     </prerequisites>
     <build>
         <pluginManagement>