diff --git a/seqreader-app/pom.xml b/seqreader-app/pom.xml
index fbf4e69..19efe2f 100644
--- a/seqreader-app/pom.xml
+++ b/seqreader-app/pom.xml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.3.0</version>
+        <version>3.8.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <archive>
             <manifest>