diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index afb00086f..faa313658 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.5.0</version>
+          <version>3.6.0</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>