diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b8a4171..62cff4c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.1.1</version>
+        <version>3.12.0</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>attach-javadocs</id>
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
         <configuration>
+          <release>25</release>
           <excludePackageNames>net.jpountz.util</excludePackageNames>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>