diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1751b7084..443cbc35a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
         <maven-enforcer-plugin.version>3.5.0</maven-enforcer-plugin.version>
         <maven-failsafe-plugin.version>3.2.5</maven-failsafe-plugin.version>
         <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.2.4</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
-        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.6.3</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
+        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.7.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
         <maven-source-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.2.5</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.7.0</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>