diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 84f5989..a74c5df 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <hazelcast.version>5.3.2</hazelcast.version>
         <springdata.keyvalue.version>2.5.6</springdata.keyvalue.version>
         <maven.gpg.plugin.version>3.0.1</maven.gpg.plugin.version>
-        <maven.javadoc.plugin.version>3.5.0</maven.javadoc.plugin.version>
+        <maven.javadoc.plugin.version>3.12.0</maven.javadoc.plugin.version>
         <maven.sonar.plugin.version>3.3.0.603</maven.sonar.plugin.version>
         <maven.jacoco.plugin.version>0.8.11</maven.jacoco.plugin.version>
     </properties>