diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fed116b1..995ad3d4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.5.0</version>
+                    <version>3.6.0</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <excludePackageNames>*.impl:*.impl.*</excludePackageNames>
                     </configuration>