diff --git a/project/SparkBuild.scala b/project/SparkBuild.scala
index 906065ca09..e2e18d5572 100644
--- a/project/SparkBuild.scala
+++ b/project/SparkBuild.scala
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ object SparkBuild extends PomBuild {
       .orElse(sys.props.get("java.home").map { p => new File(p).getParentFile().getAbsolutePath() })
       .map(file),
     publishMavenStyle := true,
-    unidocGenjavadocVersion := "0.16",
+    unidocGenjavadocVersion := "0.17",
 
     // Override SBT's default resolvers:
     resolvers := Seq(