diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5a94e30b..4033b7ef 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
         <compiler.source>11</compiler.source>
         <compiler.target>11</compiler.target>
         <source.version>3.3.1</source.version>
-        <javadoc.version>3.4.0</javadoc.version>
+        <javadoc.version>3.12.0</javadoc.version>
         <clean.version>3.0.0</clean.version>
         <deploy.version>2.8.2</deploy.version>
         <install.version>2.5.2</install.version>