diff --git a/jvm-packages/xgboost4j-gpu/pom.xml b/jvm-packages/xgboost4j-gpu/pom.xml
index 2a886bce2..3be60b696 100644
--- a/jvm-packages/xgboost4j-gpu/pom.xml
+++ b/jvm-packages/xgboost4j-gpu/pom.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
             <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>