diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 96c588e..9e48d45 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 		<netbeans.hint.jdkPlatform>JDK_${java.version.prefixed}</netbeans.hint.jdkPlatform>
 		<copy-artifact.dir />
 		<effective-pom.path>${project.build.directory}/${project.build.finalName}-effective.pom</effective-pom.path>
-		<general-parent.version>3.0.39</general-parent.version>
+		<general-parent.version>3.0.40</general-parent.version>
 		<third-party-properties.filename>THIRD-PARTY.properties</third-party-properties.filename>
 		<third-party-properties.src.path>${project.module-root.basedir}/src/license</third-party-properties.src.path>
 		<third-party-properties.target.path>${project.build.directory}/generated-resources</third-party-properties.target.path>