diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e7a01337cd..9ca6258c45 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.10.4</version>
+                <version>3.6.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <defaultVersion>${project.version}</defaultVersion>
                     <additionalparam>-Xdoclint:none</additionalparam>