diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c1a4e4a..b8bf3db 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         <screw-core.version>1.0.6-SNAPSHOT</screw-core.version>
         <tlcsdm-common.version>1.4.5</tlcsdm-common.version>
         <spring-javaformat.version>0.0.42</spring-javaformat.version>
-        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.7.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
+        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.8.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
         <maven-source-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
         <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.4.2</maven-jar-plugin.version>
         <maven-help-plugin.version>3.4.1</maven-help-plugin.version>