diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3aeacfded..9281f6a28 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
             <source>8</source>
+            <failOnWarnings>true</failOnWarnings>
             <!-- Enable MathJax -->
             <additionalOptions>-Xdoclint:all --allow-script-in-comments -header '&lt;script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/mathjax/${math.mathjax.version}/MathJax.js?config=TeX-AMS-MML_HTMLorMML"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;'</additionalOptions>
         </configuration>