diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 44c57ee..9eb4c5c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.11.3</version>
+				<version>3.12.0</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<source>8</source>
 				</configuration>
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.11.3</version>
+				<version>3.12.0</version>
 				<reportSets>
 					<reportSet><!-- by default, id = "default" -->
 						<reports><!-- select non-aggregate reports -->