diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 391344d58b..3857f03b1c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.6.3</version>
+                    <version>3.12.0</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <additionalJOptions>
                             <additionalJOption>${javadoc.opts}</additionalJOption>