diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2927834f9f..182faac1a7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.5.0</version>
+          <version>3.6.0</version>
           <configuration>
             <doclint>none</doclint>
           </configuration>