diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index feff1afe..a6290f1e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
       <plugins>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.7.0</version>
+          <version>3.8.1</version>
           <dependencies>
             <dependency>
               <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>