diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 40f5a98f..f14cf393 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ under the License.
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.0.1</version>
+                        <version>3.6.0</version>
                     </plugin>
 
                     <plugin>