diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 76cd50e..7d59caf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.9</version>
+                    <version>3.6.0</version>
                     <executions>
                         <execution>
                             <id>attach-javadocs</id>