diff --git a/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/pom.xml
index 5350cf70d3..4d5182df98 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/pom.xml
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.0</version>
+                <version>3.12.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <aggregate>true</aggregate>
                     <source>1.8</source>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3fbb9a06ff..f10e5f3586 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.0</version>
+                <version>3.12.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <aggregate>true</aggregate>
                     <source>1.8</source>
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.0</version>
+                <version>3.12.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <aggregate>true</aggregate>
                     <source>1.8</source>