diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e3af92e7d0..70f2fc149e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     <buildnumber.plugin.version>3.2.0</buildnumber.plugin.version>
     <maven-resources-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-resources-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.jar.plugin.version>3.4.2</maven.jar.plugin.version>
     <build-helper-maven-plugin.version>3.4.0</build-helper-maven-plugin.version>
     <asciidoctor.maven.plugin.version>3.0.0</asciidoctor.maven.plugin.version>