diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 09418cc35..565797280 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -414,9 +414,10 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.10.4</version>
+                <version>3.4.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                   <additionalparam>-Xdoclint:none</additionalparam>
+                  <failOnError>false</failOnError>
                   <source>${java.version}</source>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>