diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index af54b427..7add0412 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.9.1</version>
+                <version>3.12.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <goal>javadoc:javadoc</goal>
                     <reportOutputDirectory>docs/javadoc</reportOutputDirectory>