diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3f923991b1..a3145983e0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.3.2</version>
+          <version>3.4.0</version>
           <configuration>
             <source>8</source>
             <failOnWarnings>true</failOnWarnings>