diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2269c396..bd8eb435 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>${project.encoding}</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
 
         <!-- plugins -->
-        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.6.3</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
+        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.7.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
         <maven-source-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
         <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.2.4</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
         <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.13</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>