diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3ac8af9c..a1a0732d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.6.1</version>
+                <version>3.8.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <source>${maven.compiler.source}</source>
                     <target>${maven.compiler.target}</target>