diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 7b0a74c1..7ad23676 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.6.3</version>
+        <version>3.7.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <doclint>none</doclint>
         </configuration>