diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 972ea7c..c984557 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@
     <version.plugin.maven.gpg>1.6</version.plugin.maven.gpg>
     <version.plugin.maven.install>3.1.4</version.plugin.maven.install>
     <version.plugin.maven.jar>3.4.2</version.plugin.maven.jar>
-    <version.plugin.maven.javadoc>3.2.0</version.plugin.maven.javadoc>
+    <version.plugin.maven.javadoc>3.12.0</version.plugin.maven.javadoc>
     <version.plugin.maven.jxr>2.5</version.plugin.maven.jxr>
     <version.plugin.maven.project-info-reports>3.9.0</version.plugin.maven.project-info-reports>
     <version.plugin.maven.release>2.5.3</version.plugin.maven.release>