diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6e4f3394..02eb3235 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
         <version.jar.plugin>3.4.2</version.jar.plugin>
         <version.jdk>${java.version}</version.jdk>
         <version.jsonschema2pojo-maven-plugin>1.2.2</version.jsonschema2pojo-maven-plugin>
-        <version.javadoc.plugin>3.11.3</version.javadoc.plugin>
+        <version.javadoc.plugin>3.12.0</version.javadoc.plugin>
         <version.org.codehaus.mojo>3.5.1</version.org.codehaus.mojo>
         <version.org.sonatype.central>0.8.0</version.org.sonatype.central>
         <version.release.plugin>3.1.1</version.release.plugin>