diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9ce4fe3..1e1ae94 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5</version>
+        <version>3.8.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <source>${java.version}</source>
           <target>${java.version}</target>