diff --git a/EIDAS-Parent/pom.xml b/EIDAS-Parent/pom.xml
index 777d1f0f..c94043b4 100644
--- a/EIDAS-Parent/pom.xml
+++ b/EIDAS-Parent/pom.xml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
         <icu4j.version>57.1</icu4j.version>
 
         <!-- 3) maven plugin versions -->
-        <javadoc.plugin.version>2.8.1</javadoc.plugin.version>
+        <javadoc.plugin.version>3.2.0</javadoc.plugin.version>
         <compile.plugin.version>2.3.2</compile.plugin.version>
         <surefire.plugin.version>2.19.1</surefire.plugin.version>
         <war.plugin.version>3.2.0</war.plugin.version>