diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 247e049aa598051e5dae477b187851778f5a952b..a0c719453c8c81b06c92c95914a2622fe2cfaf12 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -601,6 +601,7 @@
                     <version>${maven-javadoc-plugin.version}</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <source>8</source>
+                        <failOnError>false</failOnError>
                     </configuration>
                 </plugin>