diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 42a616f..893bbe1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.1</version>
+        <version>3.1.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <additionalparam>-Xdoclint:none</additionalparam>
         </configuration>