diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b9a0e4a42..8b69e0bf2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.5.4</version>
+		<version>3.5.8</version>
 		<relativePath />
 	</parent>
 	<groupId>org.eclipse.digitaltwin.basyx</groupId>
@@ -156,6 +156,10 @@
 					</execution>
 				</executions>
 			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 		<pluginManagement>
 			<plugins>
@@ -267,6 +271,16 @@
 						</execution>
 					</executions>
 				</plugin>
+				<plugin>
+					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+					<artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+					<version>3.12.0</version>
+					<configuration>
+						<encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
+						<docencoding>UTF-8</docencoding>
+						<charset>UTF-8</charset>
+					</configuration>
+				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -1587,4 +1601,4 @@
 			</build>
 		</profile>
 	</profiles>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>