diff --git a/docs/topics/lombok.md b/docs/topics/lombok.md
index 52edbe44183..f91c9cdb970 100644
--- a/docs/topics/lombok.md
+++ b/docs/topics/lombok.md
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ In Maven, use the following settings to launch Lombok with Java's compiler:
 <plugin>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-    <version>3.5.1</version>
+    <version>3.8.6</version>
     <configuration>
         <source>1.8</source>
         <target>1.8</target>
diff --git a/docs/topics/maven.md b/docs/topics/maven.md
index 8570fda289f..77b845ab767 100644
--- a/docs/topics/maven.md
+++ b/docs/topics/maven.md
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ making sure that the `kotlin` plugin comes before the `maven-compiler-plugin` in
         <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>3.5.1</version>
+            <version>3.8.6</version>
             <executions>
                 <!-- Replacing default-compile as it is treated specially by Maven -->
                 <execution>