diff --git a/java-shared-config/pom.xml b/java-shared-config/pom.xml
index 11062906..8823a236 100644
--- a/java-shared-config/pom.xml
+++ b/java-shared-config/pom.xml
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.7.0</version>
+        <version>3.8.0</version>
         <reportSets>
           <reportSet>
             <id>html</id>
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>3.7.0</version>
+            <version>3.8.0</version>
             <configuration>
               <doclet>com.microsoft.doclet.DocFxDoclet</doclet>
               <useStandardDocletOptions>false</useStandardDocletOptions>              
diff --git a/native-image-shared-config/pom.xml b/native-image-shared-config/pom.xml
index 67297881..df5bf50b 100644
--- a/native-image-shared-config/pom.xml
+++ b/native-image-shared-config/pom.xml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>3.7.0</version>
+            <version>3.8.0</version>
             <executions>
               <execution>
                 <id>attach-javadocs</id>