diff --git a/jvm-packages/xgboost4j/pom.xml b/jvm-packages/xgboost4j/pom.xml
index e6ea4eaa7..66be34b88 100644
--- a/jvm-packages/xgboost4j/pom.xml
+++ b/jvm-packages/xgboost4j/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
           <plugin>
               <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
               <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-              <version>2.10.3</version>
+              <version>3.4.1</version>
               <configuration>
                   <show>protected</show>
                   <nohelp>true</nohelp>