diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2a2d47bf35..04e79ed970 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
                 <!-- Javadocs -->
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.0</version>
+                <version>3.6.0</version>
 
                 <configuration>
                     <reportOutputDirectory>${project.basedir}</reportOutputDirectory>