diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7163e1da4..9c9417751 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.5.3</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <jacoco-maven-plugin.version>0.8.13</jacoco-maven-plugin.version>
         <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.7.0</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>3.2.8</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
         <junit.version>5.13.4</junit.version>