diff --git a/jcstress-tests/pom.xml b/jcstress-tests/pom.xml
index 9b9ae614ad..393ab8051e 100644
--- a/jcstress-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/jcstress-tests/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.4.1</version>
+                <version>3.6.2</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <finalName>jcstress</finalName>
                     <transformers>
diff --git a/jmh-tests/pom.xml b/jmh-tests/pom.xml
index 25d05cbcd0..debd326928 100644
--- a/jmh-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/jmh-tests/pom.xml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.4.1</version>
+                <version>3.6.2</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <finalName>microbenchmarks</finalName>
                     <transformers>