diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 950d2f2..7250600 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         <junit.version>5.10.3</junit.version>
         <maven-enforcer-plugin.version>3.5.0</maven-enforcer-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.2.5</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
-        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.6.3</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
+        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.8.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
         <coveralls-maven-plugin.version>4.3.0</coveralls-maven-plugin.version>
         <maven-source-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
         <exec.mainClass>fhirspark.FhirSpark</exec.mainClass>