diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b04398727..8c3f9a78d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.6.3</version>
+                <version>3.7.0</version>
                 <!--
                 Solution to problem:
                 MavenReportException: Error while creating archive: Unable to