diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7bc6a20a..3d1fa974 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jdk:
   
 dist: trusty
 
-script: "mvn --show-version --errors --batch-mode -Prun-its clean verify"
+script: "mvn --show-version --errors --batch-mode -Prun-its clean verify javadoc:javadoc"
 cache:
     directories:
     - $HOME/.m2
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 47b21a12..2c4674a1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -196,7 +196,17 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.8.0</version>
+          <version>3.8.1</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.2.0</version>
+          <configuration>
+            <detectLinks>false</detectLinks>
+            <detectJavaApiLink>false</detectJavaApiLink>
+            <detectOfflineLinks>false</detectOfflineLinks>
+          </configuration>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -365,7 +375,6 @@
             <plugin>
               <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
               <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-              <version>3.8.0</version>
               <executions>
                 <execution>
                   <id>jdk9</id>