diff --git a/bindings/java/pom.xml b/bindings/java/pom.xml
index 663a4285..9bae9394 100644
--- a/bindings/java/pom.xml
+++ b/bindings/java/pom.xml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.6.3</version>
+                        <version>3.12.0</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <doclint>none</doclint>
                             <failOnError>false</failOnError>