diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3a760ebf42..0ac321ffbc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.5.0</version>
+                    <version>3.6.0</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>