diff --git a/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties b/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties
index 54ab0bc2f6..94a275913a 100644
--- a/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties
+++ b/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-distributionUrl=https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/apache-maven/3.6.1/apache-maven-3.6.1-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/apache-maven/3.6.3/apache-maven-3.6.3-bin.zip
 wrapperUrl=https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/io/takari/maven-wrapper/0.5.5/maven-wrapper-0.5.5.jar
 
diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 8140e6c5d7..1f517d22d3 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ Release Notes.
 * Bump up guava to v32.1.3.
 * Bump up oap to the 10.3-dev.latest(dc8740d4757b35374283c4850a9a080e40f0eb79) in e2e.
 * Bump up cli to the 0.15.0-dev.latest(77b4c49e89c9c000278f44e62729d534f2ec842e) in e2e.
+* Bump up apache parent pom to v35.
+* Update Maven to 3.6.3 in mvnw.
 
 All issues and pull requests are [here](https://github.com/apache/skywalking/milestone/242?closed=1)
 
diff --git a/apm-sniffer/apm-sdk-plugin/elasticsearch-5.x-plugin/pom.xml b/apm-sniffer/apm-sdk-plugin/elasticsearch-5.x-plugin/pom.xml
index e2862daf57..224a41ee5e 100644
--- a/apm-sniffer/apm-sdk-plugin/elasticsearch-5.x-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/apm-sniffer/apm-sdk-plugin/elasticsearch-5.x-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
-        <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
         <elasticsearch-client-transport.version>5.6.6</elasticsearch-client-transport.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/apm-sniffer/apm-sdk-plugin/finagle-6.25.x-plugin/pom.xml b/apm-sniffer/apm-sdk-plugin/finagle-6.25.x-plugin/pom.xml
index d65f65cbb6..790a4b46a4 100644
--- a/apm-sniffer/apm-sdk-plugin/finagle-6.25.x-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/apm-sniffer/apm-sdk-plugin/finagle-6.25.x-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <finagle.version>6.34.0</finagle.version>
         <scala.library.version>2.11.12</scala.library.version>
-        <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/apm-sniffer/bootstrap-plugins/jdk-http-plugin/pom.xml b/apm-sniffer/bootstrap-plugins/jdk-http-plugin/pom.xml
index e1970ec4da..8bfa622165 100755
--- a/apm-sniffer/bootstrap-plugins/jdk-http-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/apm-sniffer/bootstrap-plugins/jdk-http-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+        <!-- Reset this to the blank value to avoid using -release in JDK compiling -->
+        <maven.compiler.release></maven.compiler.release>
     </properties>
 
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index abeaac8ced..77678e9b66 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache</groupId>
         <artifactId>apache</artifactId>
-        <version>21</version>
+        <version>35</version>
         <relativePath />
     </parent>
 
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+        <maven.compiler.source>8</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>8</maven.compiler.target>
+        <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>
         <compiler.version>8</compiler.version>
         <checkstyle.version>6.18</checkstyle.version>
         <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
diff --git a/test/plugin/pom.xml b/test/plugin/pom.xml
index 0b3033000e..b42f4a69b7 100644
--- a/test/plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/test/plugin/pom.xml
@@ -34,6 +34,18 @@
         <module>containers</module>
     </modules>
 
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>set-compiler-release</id>
+            <activation>
+                <jdk>[9,)</jdk>
+            </activation>
+            <properties>
+                <maven.compiler.release>${java.version}</maven.compiler.release>
+            </properties>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+
     <properties>
         <java.version>8</java.version>
         <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
@@ -47,7 +59,7 @@
         <lombok.version>1.18.20</lombok.version>
         <snakeyaml.version>1.24</snakeyaml.version>
 
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.8.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.14.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <checkstyle.fails.on.error>true</checkstyle.fails.on.error>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/test/plugin/scenarios/micronaut-http-scenario/pom.xml b/test/plugin/scenarios/micronaut-http-scenario/pom.xml
index f9706e1da6..f04874ebeb 100644
--- a/test/plugin/scenarios/micronaut-http-scenario/pom.xml
+++ b/test/plugin/scenarios/micronaut-http-scenario/pom.xml
@@ -29,13 +29,7 @@
     <name>micronaut-scenario</name>
     <properties>
         <packaging>jar</packaging>
-        <jdk.version>1.8</jdk.version>
-        <!-- If you are building with JDK 9 or higher, you can uncomment the lines below to set the release version -->
-        <!-- <release.version>8</release.version> -->
-        <compiler.version>1.8</compiler.version>
         <micronaut.runtime>netty</micronaut.runtime>
-        <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
         <exec.mainClass>org.apache.skywalking.apm.testcase.micronaut.Application</exec.mainClass>
     </properties>
 
@@ -134,7 +128,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.10.1</version>
+                <version>3.14.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <annotationProcessorPaths combine.children="append">
                         <path>