diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
index cbb588b915..993fd3e83c 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
 		<maven-enforcer-plugin.version>3.0.0-M1</maven-enforcer-plugin.version>
 		<maven-failsafe-plugin.version>2.21.0</maven-failsafe-plugin.version>
 		<maven-install-plugin.version>2.5.2</maven-install-plugin.version>
-		<maven-invoker-plugin.version>3.0.0</maven-invoker-plugin.version>
+		<maven-invoker-plugin.version>3.1.0</maven-invoker-plugin.version>
 		<maven-help-plugin.version>2.2</maven-help-plugin.version>
 		<maven-jar-plugin.version>3.0.2</maven-jar-plugin.version>
 		<maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.0.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples-invoker/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples-invoker/pom.xml
index 3431398e57..620c1f8f78 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples-invoker/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples-invoker/pom.xml
@@ -21,12 +21,9 @@
 				<!-- We use invoker so that the spring-boot-maven-plugin can be used -->
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-invoker-plugin</artifactId>
-				<!-- Downgrade due to https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MINVOKER-224 -->
-				<version>2.0.0</version>
 				<inherited>false</inherited>
 				<configuration>
 					<projectsDirectory>${main.basedir}/spring-boot-samples</projectsDirectory>
-					<cloneProjectsTo />
 					<skipInvocation>${skipTests}</skipInvocation>
 					<streamLogs>true</streamLogs>
 					<pomIncludes>