diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 66f9ff7d..e3f8d62c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.6.0</version>
+                <version>3.12.0</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>attach-javadocs</id>