diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f4f1cd389..8e19f6faf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts-master</artifactId>
-        <version>8</version>
+        <version>9</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>