diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c94742b..43c9224 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.2.5</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven-failsafe-plugin.version>3.2.5</maven-failsafe-plugin.version>
         <maven-source-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-source-plugin.version>
-        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.6.3</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
+        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.12.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
         <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.2.1</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
         <maven-deploy-plugin.version>3.1.1</maven-deploy-plugin.version>
         <jacoco-maven-plugin.version>0.8.11</jacoco-maven-plugin.version>