diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1be017a8..3547ef28 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.9.1</version>
+                <version>3.5.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <source>8</source>
                 </configuration>