diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 500f8814..1fdbbb31 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
     <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.2.1</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
     <maven-install-plugin.version>3.1.4</maven-install-plugin.version>
     <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.4.2</maven-jar-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-invoker-plugin.version>3.9.1</maven-invoker-plugin.version>
     <maven-release-plugin.version>3.0.0-M7</maven-release-plugin.version>
     <maven-resources-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-resources-plugin.version>