diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5cc40f97..b2fe6689 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.6.2</version>
+        <version>3.6.3</version>
         <configuration>
           <!-- disable javadoc linter to not fail on incomplete javadoc -->
           <additionalJOption>-Xdoclint:none</additionalJOption>