diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0efa385d40..2d8fc13ca0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 		<maven-surefire-plugin-version>3.3.1</maven-surefire-plugin-version>
 		<maven-pmd-plugin-version>3.24.0</maven-pmd-plugin-version>
 		<maven-source-plugin-version>3.3.1</maven-source-plugin-version>
-		<maven-javadoc-plugin-version>3.7.0</maven-javadoc-plugin-version>
+		<maven-javadoc-plugin-version>3.8.0</maven-javadoc-plugin-version>
 		<maven-shade-plugin-version>3.6.0</maven-shade-plugin-version>
 		<maven-assembly-plugin-version>3.7.1</maven-assembly-plugin-version>
 		<maven-bundle-plugin-version>5.1.9</maven-bundle-plugin-version>