diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3ff5c3462..d78b23d28 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.1</version>
+        <version>3.8.1</version>
         <configuration>
           <source>1.7</source>
           <target>1.7</target>