diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 788507b31..2ef1260c1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.6.3</version>
+        <version>3.7.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <source>8</source>
         </configuration>