diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 091fc90a..489a0bc5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <maven.changes-plugin.version>2.12.1</maven.changes-plugin.version>
         <maven.taglist-plugin.version>3.0.0</maven.taglist-plugin.version>
         <maven.versions-plugin.version>2.16.0</maven.versions-plugin.version>
-        <maven.javadoc-plugin.version>3.5.0</maven.javadoc-plugin.version>
+        <maven.javadoc-plugin.version>3.6.3</maven.javadoc-plugin.version>
         <maven.surefire.version>3.1.2</maven.surefire.version>
         <maven.project-info-reports-plugin.version>3.5.0</maven.project-info-reports-plugin.version>
         <maven.jxr-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven.jxr-plugin.version>