diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 18d6fcec..b711801e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
         <slf4j.version>1.7.25</slf4j.version>
         <paranamer.version>2.8</paranamer.version>
         <logback.version>1.1.11</logback.version>
+        <maven.javadoc.failOnError>false</maven.javadoc.failOnError>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
@@ -287,7 +288,7 @@
 	    <plugin>
 	      <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 	      <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-	      <version>3.0.0</version>
+	      <version>2.9.1</version>
 	      <configuration>
           <doclint>none</doclint>
 	      </configuration>