diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 49ca7708..7d8f63bb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         <maven-deploy-plugin.version>3.1.4</maven-deploy-plugin.version>
         <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.4.1</maven-jar-plugin.version>
         <maven-source-plugin.version>3.4.0</maven-source-plugin.version>
-        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.11.2</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
+        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.12.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
         <maven-dependency-plugin.version>3.7.0</maven-dependency-plugin.version>
         <maven-enforcer-plugin.version>3.6.3</maven-enforcer-plugin.version>
         <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.2.8</maven-gpg-plugin.version>