diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 76c48128..656836e5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.9.1</version>
+                        <version>3.5.0</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <detectJavaApiLink>false</detectJavaApiLink>
                         </configuration>