diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 883bc21..76a0e88 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     <exec-maven-plugin.version>3.5.0</exec-maven-plugin.version>
     <!-- Publication (the central-publish profile), the versions the core repository uses. -->
     <maven-source-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
-    <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.11.2</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
+    <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.12.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
     <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.2.8</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
     <central-publishing-maven-plugin.version>0.9.0</central-publishing-maven-plugin.version>
   </properties>