diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 119bf40..3648b5f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
         <maven-source-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
         <maven-install-plugin.version>3.1.2</maven-install-plugin.version>
         <maven-deploy-plugin.version>3.1.2</maven-deploy-plugin.version>
-        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.7.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
+        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.8.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
         <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.2.4</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
         <central-publishing-maven-plugin.version>0.5.0</central-publishing-maven-plugin.version>