diff --git a/benchmarks/pom.xml b/benchmarks/pom.xml
index 99be6e45..04c9b789 100644
--- a/benchmarks/pom.xml
+++ b/benchmarks/pom.xml
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.6</version>
+                    <version>3.5.0</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/examples/restful-ws-microprofile-liberty/pom.xml b/examples/restful-ws-microprofile-liberty/pom.xml
index 9e239fd9..23d958d2 100644
--- a/examples/restful-ws-microprofile-liberty/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/restful-ws-microprofile-liberty/pom.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.7</version>
+                <version>3.5.0</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>copy-app</id>