diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 072927bb8d3d8a118e5b1a20dfaa4eca2593749a..e23acc354a3e3d150f6f395c9099a669eb6d937a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.1</version>
+                <version>3.8.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <source>11</source>
                     <target>11</target>