diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d517621..eb77f79 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.8</version>
+				<version>2.10.4</version>
 			</plugin>
 			
 			<!-- release plugin, special setup for gpg signing -->