diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index eff2d86..d603f8b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.8</version>
+				<version>3.4.0</version>
 			</plugin>
 			
 			<!-- release plugin, special setup for gpg signing -->