diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 556431d34..d7faf9519 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@
         <test.integration.pattern>**/*IntegrationTest*.java</test.integration.pattern>
     </properties>
 
+    <!-- 'oss-parent' should not be used, it was deprecated years ago -->
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.sonatype.oss</groupId>
         <artifactId>oss-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>7</version>
+        <version>9</version>
+        <relativePath />
     </parent>
 
     <distributionManagement>