diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 51fbe3145..4152e444c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.8.0</version>
+                    <version>3.11.3</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <!--
                             This will suppress the generation of a hidden timestamp at the top of each generated html page