diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1afc2a4..8ac01f2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.8.0</version>
+                    <version>3.12.0</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <doclint>none</doclint>
                     </configuration>