diff --git a/peer/pom.xml b/peer/pom.xml
index d8ceeb1e7..02d19518d 100644
--- a/peer/pom.xml
+++ b/peer/pom.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.0</version>
+                <version>3.6.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <sourcepath>${basedir}/src/main/java/org/nem/deploy</sourcepath>
                 </configuration>