diff --git a/appengine-standard-java8/helloworld-gae-javasdk-tools/pom.xml b/appengine-standard-java8/helloworld-gae-javasdk-tools/pom.xml
index d0690f74e..68ed34538 100644
--- a/appengine-standard-java8/helloworld-gae-javasdk-tools/pom.xml
+++ b/appengine-standard-java8/helloworld-gae-javasdk-tools/pom.xml
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.3.2</version>
+        <version>3.4.0</version>
       </plugin>
 
       <plugin>