diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ee537da53..66f8a9aa4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -420,7 +420,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.6.0</version>
         <reportSets>
           <reportSet>
             <id>html</id>