diff --git a/bin/mvn b/bin/mvn
index 462d066cb..e8778ebc8 100755
--- a/bin/mvn
+++ b/bin/mvn
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ install_scala() {
 
 install_scala
 install_mvn
+
 cd "${_CALLING_DIR}"
 echo "Using \`mvn\` from path: $MVN_BIN" 1>&2
 ${MVN_BIN} "$@"
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index df271cf6c..226ee0f08 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
         <java.version>1.7</java.version>
         <scala.version>2.11.8</scala.version>
         <scala.binary.version>2.11</scala.binary.version>
+        <maven.version>3.3.9</maven.version>
         <spark.group>org.apache.spark</spark.group>
         <spark.version>2.1.2</spark.version>
         <spark.scope>provided</spark.scope>