diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dd15843e..ba156e89 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
       <!-- Required: javadoc JAR -->
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.6.3</version>
+        <version>3.8.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <source>${java.version}</source>
           <doclint>none</doclint>