diff --git a/pom-central.xml b/pom-central.xml
index 6260ae706..a00160c3a 100644
--- a/pom-central.xml
+++ b/pom-central.xml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.6.3</version>
+                <version>3.11.1</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>attach-sources</id>
diff --git a/pom-central21.xml b/pom-central21.xml
index f6728c968..064c68ee2 100644
--- a/pom-central21.xml
+++ b/pom-central21.xml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.8.0</version>
+                <version>3.11.1</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>attach-sources</id>