diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 36a93c514..a55f6b5b4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.4.0</version>
+        <version>3.12.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <source>8</source>
           <excludePackageNames>com.querydsl.examples.kotlin.*</excludePackageNames>