diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5286a1a8c..5c7a93549 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.6.0</version>
+					<version>3.8.1</version>
 					<configuration>
 						<source>${maven.compiler.source}</source>
 						<target>${maven.compiler.target}</target>