diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 251e82b0..5e4ad3dc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.0</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <excludePackageNames>com.google.protobuf</excludePackageNames>
                 </configuration>