diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index af2f0c331..898e0c515 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
         </plugin>
         <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>