diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ee0e9c3..31ef394 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.0</version>
+                <version>3.8.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <source>${java.version}</source>
                     <target>${java.version}</target>