diff --git a/jvm-packages/pom.xml b/jvm-packages/pom.xml
index 66a66688c..d66953933 100644
--- a/jvm-packages/pom.xml
+++ b/jvm-packages/pom.xml
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.6</version>
+                        <version>3.4.2</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <descriptorRefs>
                                 <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>