diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c999cfe79..d05b84a75 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.3.1</version>
+                        <version>3.5.0</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <source>1.6</source>
                             <doclint>none</doclint>