diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 113204b104b..ab8ff5ec091 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.0</version>
+                <version>3.6.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <failOnError>false</failOnError>
                     <excludePackageNames>dev.morphia.sofia:*.internal:*.impls</excludePackageNames>