diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 308d960cd49..3ad89e4c031 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.8</version>
+                    <version>2.8.1</version>
                 </plugin>
 
                 <plugin>