diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 523ff6568..27e8a5354 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.9.1</version>
+          <version>3.6.3</version>
           <configuration>
             <quiet>true</quiet>
             <show>public</show>
-            <additionalparam>-Xdoclint:all -Xdoclint:-missing</additionalparam>
+            <additionalOptions>-Xdoclint:-missing</additionalOptions>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>2.9.1</version>
+            <version>3.6.3</version>
             <executions>
               <execution>
                 <id>attach-javadocs</id>