diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9f5ad0b0..fdf58f61 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.1.1</version>
+                    <version>3.12.0</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>