diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 380582f..f57ea14 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.5.0</version>
+                        <version>3.6.3</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <stylesheetfile>${project.basedir}/stylesheet/javadoc-stylesheet.css</stylesheetfile>
                         </configuration>