diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 036ba5c9..e2ae4f8f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@
     <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.0.1</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
     <maven-install-plugin.version>3.1.0</maven-install-plugin.version>
     <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-jar-plugin.version>
-    <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.4.1</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
+    <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.6.3</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
     <maven-jxr-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-jxr-plugin.version>
     <maven-plugin-plugin.version>3.7.0</maven-plugin-plugin.version>
     <maven-pmd-plugin.version>3.19.0</maven-pmd-plugin.version>