diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2250145b..787fc6c6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 
         <!-- Maven plugin version -->
         <maven.source.version>3.3.0</maven.source.version>
-        <maven.javadoc.version>3.5.0</maven.javadoc.version>
+        <maven.javadoc.version>3.6.0</maven.javadoc.version>
         <maven.gpg.version>3.1.0</maven.gpg.version>
         <maven.license.version>2.2.0</maven.license.version>
         <maven.build.helper.version>3.3.0</maven.build.helper.version>