diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 870aeaa..fe4e91d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.6.3</version>
+                <version>3.11.2</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <!-- silence doclint warnings that break the build on JDK 8+ -->
                     <source>${maven.compiler.target}</source>