diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 68f8e2e90d..8e0d0d73b5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.0</version>
+                <version>3.6.2</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <aggregate>true</aggregate>
                     <source>1.7</source>
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.0</version>
+                <version>3.6.2</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <aggregate>true</aggregate>
                     <debug>true</debug>