diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 899b180504..99a1802121 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5</version>
+        <version>3.8.1</version>
         <configuration>
           <source>1.7</source>
           <target>1.7</target>