diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f1f963818..c0521b292 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.4.1</version>
+        <version>3.6.3</version>
         <configuration>
           <excludePackageNames>com.amazonaws.services.kinesis.producer.protobuf</excludePackageNames>
         </configuration>