diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1cbf215f..30b55c07 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.6.3</version>
+          <version>3.7.0</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>