diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a31289fb..be230ae8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>3.5.0</version>
+            <version>3.6.2</version>
             <configuration>
               <failOnError>true</failOnError>
               <quiet>true</quiet>