diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6f1edb1..8f055cb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.2.5</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <dependency-check-maven.version>9.2.0</dependency-check-maven.version>
         <maven-source-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
-        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.6.3</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
+        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.7.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
         <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.2.4</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
     </properties>