diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1ee0d8039..04afb8d1e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.8.0</version>
+                    <version>3.11.2</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <!--
                             This will suppress the generation of a hidden timestamp at the top of each generated html page