diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5a768a49..2469c73a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.0</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <doclint>none</doclint>
                     <excludePackageNames>org.knowm.xchart.internal.*</excludePackageNames>