diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 35817b0e37b6b87ab9e429f1b9248d5a2146ee9b..9aa9147b3e6255c2ee2475ac9c9f9281e1a03224 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
                         <plugin>
                             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                             <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                            <version>2.3.2</version>
+                            <version>3.5.1</version>
                             <configuration>
                                 <source>${maven.compiler.target}</source>
                                 <target>${maven.compiler.target}</target>