diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6976c5c74..6547d4108 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					<artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>2.10.4</version>
+					<version>3.5.0</version>
 					<configuration>
 						<additionalparam>-Xdoclint:none</additionalparam>
 					</configuration>