diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 30e6e32..0a8e0e0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.6.3</version>
+          <version>3.7.0</version>
           <configuration>
             <additionalOptions>-html5</additionalOptions>
             <excludePackageNames>io.xlate.yamljson.internal.*</excludePackageNames>