diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 457fdfe..60e8e81 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     <version.plugin.assembly>3.6.0</version.plugin.assembly>
     <version.plugin.jar>3.3.0</version.plugin.jar>
     <version.plugin.source>3.4.0</version.plugin.source>
-    <version.plugin.javadoc>3.6.3</version.plugin.javadoc>
+    <version.plugin.javadoc>3.12.0</version.plugin.javadoc>
     <version.plugin.gpg>3.1.0</version.plugin.gpg>
     <version.plugin.surefire>3.2.5</version.plugin.surefire>
     <version.plugin.failsafe>3.5.6</version.plugin.failsafe>