diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 133e7d88c..364e5acdd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.2.5</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <jacoco-maven-plugin.version>0.8.11</jacoco-maven-plugin.version>
         <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.13</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
-        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.11.3</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
+        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.12.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
         <maven-source-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
         <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.2.1</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
         <aspectj-maven-plugin.version>1.14.1</aspectj-maven-plugin.version>