diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ea7a6cf..2c60aff 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
     <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.1.0</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
     <maven-install-plugin.version>3.1.1</maven-install-plugin.version>
     <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-jar-plugin.version>
-    <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.6.2</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
+    <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.12.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
     <maven-plugin-plugin.version>3.11.0</maven-plugin-plugin.version>
     <maven-plugin-report-plugin.version>3.10.2</maven-plugin-report-plugin.version>
     <maven-project-info-reports-plugin.version>3.4.5</maven-project-info-reports-plugin.version>