diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 586ef8d2f2a..651e9d15865 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         <!-- Plugin versions -->
         <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.14.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.4.2</maven-jar-plugin.version>
-        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.11.2</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
+        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.12.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
         <maven-source-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
         <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.2.7</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
     </properties>