diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2830992cf9..339a1564b8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.6.0</version>
+        <version>3.8.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <compilerVersion>1.8</compilerVersion>
           <fork>true</fork>