diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3f1999c03..d6e280d27 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.6.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <source>8</source>
           <links combine.self="override">
@@ -208,7 +207,6 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>3.6.0</version>
             <configuration>
               <excludePackageNames>com.google.cloud.pubsublite.cloudpubsub.internal:com.google.cloud.pubsublite.internal:com.google.cloud.pubsublite.internal.testing:com.google.cloud.pubsublite.internal.wire</excludePackageNames>
             </configuration>