diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cfe99707..92da9e60 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3.2</version>
+                <version>3.4.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <excludePackageNames>com.google.protobuf</excludePackageNames>
                 </configuration>