diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d7690fbd4..3d4a71736 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.6.1</version>
+                    <version>3.8.1</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <verbose>true</verbose>
                         <fork>true</fork>