diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 98072660..292fb487 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     <!-- DO NOT UPDATE THIS, this is the latest version that works with Java 8 -->
     <version.fmt-maven-plugin>2.9.1</version.fmt-maven-plugin>
     <version.maven-gpg-plugin>3.1.0</version.maven-gpg-plugin>
-    <version.maven-javadoc-plugin>3.5.0</version.maven-javadoc-plugin>
+    <version.maven-javadoc-plugin>3.6.0</version.maven-javadoc-plugin>
     <version.maven-shade-plugin>3.4.0</version.maven-shade-plugin>
     <version.maven-source-plugin>3.3.0</version.maven-source-plugin>
     <version.junit-platform-maven>1.1.7</version.junit-platform-maven>