diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 948750211392b1933afa172cdbad897374d15b7a..827a1fb96ef0c2d449e65f8fc970b5e26e05f355 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ In order to include this template in your project, add the following to your `gi
 ```yaml
 include:
   - project: 'to-be-continuous/maven'
-    ref: '1.3.0'
+    ref: '1.4.0'
     file: '/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml'
 ```
 
diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml
index 8a0cfc1377f75f704227042cf26da690e02b7b48..75bfad1eb6159b7d19cb33d6d7e362982875a495 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ stages:
     esac
   }
 
-  if [[ -z "$TEMPLATE_CHECK_UPDATE_DISABLED" ]]; then check_for_update maven "1.3.0"; fi
+  if [[ -z "$TEMPLATE_CHECK_UPDATE_DISABLED" ]]; then check_for_update maven "1.4.0"; fi
   unscope_variables
 
   # ENDSCRIPT
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ stages:
   image: $MAVEN_IMAGE
   services:
     - name: "$CI_REGISTRY/to-be-continuous/tools/tracking:master"
-      command: ["--service", "maven", "1.3.0" ]
+      command: ["--service", "maven", "1.4.0" ]
   before_script:
     - *mvn-scripts
     - install_ca_certs "${CUSTOM_CA_CERTS:-$DEFAULT_CA_CERTS}"