diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 80e79290f8..2374091288 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.6.3</version>
+                <version>3.12.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <aggregate>true</aggregate>
                     <source>1.8</source>