diff --git a/metadata/pom.xml b/metadata/pom.xml
index ca69e00420..1e08979aa0 100644
--- a/metadata/pom.xml
+++ b/metadata/pom.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.0</version>
+        <version>3.6.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <source>8</source>
           <nohelp>true</nohelp>