diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d399ad16e0..80aaf52258 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.7.0</version>
+          <version>3.8.0</version>
           <configuration>
             <release>8</release>
             <failOnWarnings>true</failOnWarnings>