diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cf46aa8..8d61b9f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
         <maven-exec-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-exec-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.5.4</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven-source-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
-        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.11.3</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
+        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.12.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
         <maven-release-plugin.version>3.1.1</maven-release-plugin.version>
         <maven-gpg-plugin.version>1.6</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
         <maven-dependency-plugin.version>3.1.2</maven-dependency-plugin.version>