diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e6fdd2ba..a0f28ef0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <!-- Generate API docs using Doclava for the developer site -->
                         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.11.3</version>
+                        <version>3.12.0</version>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <phase>site</phase>
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.11.3</version>
+                <version>3.12.0</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>attach-javadocs</id>