diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 94af81ee..c24ef691 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.10.4</version>
+                <version>3.1.1</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>attach-javadocs</id>