diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 98f2ecf..e02d85c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.3.2</version>
+				<version>3.8.1</version>
 				<!-- compile for Java 1.6 -->
 				<configuration>
 					<source>1.6</source>