diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 3b5478f7ab..9b86417f7b 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.11.0</version>
+        <version>3.12.1</version>
         <configuration>
           <source>1.7</source>
 	  <target>1.7</target>