diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4f64746e07..177a5cac45 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.4.1</version>
+          <version>3.6.3</version>
           <configuration>
             <release>8</release>
             <failOnWarnings>true</failOnWarnings>