diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e4c881d467af6b702b7172591099ec0c58f16bbb..0b8e03aac017eb15471a5fa0dd71101444dbd0a0 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: '1.4.2'
+    ref: '2.0.0'
     file: '/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml'
 ```
 
diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml
index 2184b3ac8d8b8e8ffb9a9b84e438f5950976659b..5a96d6df0317f0df081803322272e03e5f30bd99 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ stages:
     esac
   }
 
-  if [[ "$TEMPLATE_CHECK_UPDATE_DISABLED" != "true" ]]; then check_for_update maven "1.4.2"; fi
+  if [[ "$TEMPLATE_CHECK_UPDATE_DISABLED" != "true" ]]; then check_for_update maven "2.0.0"; 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", "1.4.2" ]
+      command: ["--service", "maven", "2.0.0" ]
   before_script:
     - *mvn-scripts
     - install_ca_certs "${CUSTOM_CA_CERTS:-$DEFAULT_CA_CERTS}"