diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 95db9a1bd..af1cab5c8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.7.0</version>
+        <version>3.8.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <source>8</source>
         </configuration>