diff --git a/java/gandiva/pom.xml b/java/gandiva/pom.xml
index 128fa1508fbd1..e837a09ff8330 100644
--- a/java/gandiva/pom.xml
+++ b/java/gandiva/pom.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.9.1</version>
+                        <version>3.6.3</version>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <id>attach-javadocs</id>
diff --git a/java/performance/pom.xml b/java/performance/pom.xml
index 13300c2ac834f..2a15293d20927 100644
--- a/java/performance/pom.xml
+++ b/java/performance/pom.xml
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.9.1</version>
+                    <version>3.6.3</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 240876155c74f..3ebb0c0361fce 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
+        <version>3.6.3</version>
         <reportSets>
           <reportSet><!-- by default, id = "default" -->
             <reports><!-- select non-aggregate reports -->