diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1a0292ecc..17fe2468a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.3.2</version>
+                <version>3.8.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <source>1.7</source>
                     <target>1.7</target>