diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4654cfeb..9c6e19ed 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.0</version>
+                <version>3.6.2</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <doclint>none</doclint>
                     <excludePackageNames>org.knowm.xchart.internal.*</excludePackageNames>