diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c216a43b6..40c13ab72 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.5.0</version>
+          <version>3.6.0</version>
           <configuration>
             <detectJavaApiLink>false</detectJavaApiLink>
           </configuration>