diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 98b7d2a9..733e788d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.7.0</version>
+                    <version>3.8.0</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <notimestamp>true</notimestamp>
                     </configuration>
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.0</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>