diff --git a/engine/pom.xml b/engine/pom.xml
index 42f2ebac9e..6b1a86bd1a 100644
--- a/engine/pom.xml
+++ b/engine/pom.xml
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xs
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.1</version>
+        <version>3.8.1</version>
         <configuration>
           <source>1.8</source>
           <target>1.8</target>