diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cb9f15ab0d..67e2526668 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.5.0</version>
+                        <version>3.6.0</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <source>8</source>
                             <doclint>none</doclint>