diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index aa3e94b1..a49badb3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.6.3</version>
+        <version>3.12.0</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>attach-javadocs</id>