diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 96ce54905..4b354d1d0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.0</version>
+                <version>3.11.2</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <links>
                         <link>https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/</link>