diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d45740abeb..70fed7464a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.5.0</version>
+          <version>3.6.0</version>
           <configuration>
             <quiet>true</quiet>
             <doclint>-missing</doclint>