diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1ef4e91..41b4b2b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.10.4</version>
+                        <version>3.12.0</version>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <id>attach-javadocs</id>