diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d90f1d2d..e6d25df2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.7.0</version>
+          <version>3.8.1</version>
           <configuration>
             <source>1.7</source>
             <target>1.7</target>