diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 38c8d4c..578eb19 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         <maven-source-plugin-version>3.3.0</maven-source-plugin-version>
         <maven-shade-plugin-version>3.5.1</maven-shade-plugin-version>
         <maven-jar-plugin-version>3.5.0</maven-jar-plugin-version>
-        <maven-javadoc-plugin-version>3.6.0</maven-javadoc-plugin-version>
+        <maven-javadoc-plugin-version>3.12.0</maven-javadoc-plugin-version>
         <maven-site-plugin-version>4.0.0-M16</maven-site-plugin-version>
         <maven-checkstyle-plugin-version>3.3.0</maven-checkstyle-plugin-version>
         <checkstyle-version>10.23.0</checkstyle-version>