diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ca1c18c6ad..134dc33650 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.6.0</version>
+                    <version>3.6.3</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <excludePackageNames>org.apache.shiro.samples.*</excludePackageNames>
                     </configuration>