diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ae2ab548f..1db5b8da4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.0</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <failOnWarnings>${javadoc.failOnWarnings}</failOnWarnings>
                     <sourceFileExcludes>