diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4eeae2f57..09c6e682e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.6.3</version>
+                    <version>3.7.0</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <source>8</source>
                         <show>protected</show>