diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1e27154..9422ca7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.9.1</version>
+                <version>3.12.0</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>attach-javadocs</id>