diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 93809b3f8..c9c6d6699 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
         <!-- Maven Plugin Versions -->
         <maven.cyclonedx.plugin.version>2.8.0</maven.cyclonedx.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.source.plugin.version>3.3.1</maven.source.plugin.version>
         <maven.jar.plugin.version>3.4.2</maven.jar.plugin.version>
         <maven.github.release.plugin.version>1.6.0</maven.github.release.plugin.version>