diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b0b2e38..6da6491 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.5.1</version>
+                    <version>3.8.1</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>