diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7fb8f18e6..ae1d7384e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.3.0</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>8</source>
+                    <source>16</source>
                     <show>private</show>
                     <failOnError>false</failOnError>
                     <additionalJOption>-Xdoclint:none</additionalJOption>