diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 69090f314a..db8cd374fb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -2583,7 +2583,7 @@
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
           <!-- Lock down plugin version for build reproducibility -->
-          <version>3.10.0</version>
+          <version>3.12.0</version>
           <configuration>
             <!-- Always exclude the internal package since it's not user-public -->
             <excludePackageNames>*.internal, *.internal.*</excludePackageNames>