diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 54b5df27..8b4b20cd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.2</version>
+          <version>3.8.1</version>
           <configuration>
             <source>1.8</source>
             <target>1.8</target>