diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 10a9eb0..daa657c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.5.3</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.4.2</maven-jar-plugin.version>
         <maven-source-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-source-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-gpg-plugin.version>3.2.8</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
         <central-publishing-maven-plugin.version>0.8.0</central-publishing-maven-plugin.version>