diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 32fa8bc..27e0c62 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
             <plugin>
               <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
               <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-              <version>3.7.0</version>
+              <version>3.12.0</version>
               <configuration>
                 <doclint>none</doclint>
                 <failOnError>false</failOnError>