diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 33170291..8aa23d56 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
                     <!-- Annoying if the packager has to fix the java doc -->
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.11.3</version>
+                    <version>3.12.0</version>
                 </plugin>