diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 058f1086f71..12357e85383 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.6.2</version>
+        <version>3.8.1</version>
         <configuration>
           <source>1.8</source>
           <target>1.8</target>