diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 40af8ef..5a0dc33 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
       <gpg.plugin.version>3.2.0</gpg.plugin.version>
       <install.plugin.version>2.5.2</install.plugin.version>
       <jar.plugin.version>3.2.0</jar.plugin.version>
-      <javadoc.plugin.version>3.3.0</javadoc.plugin.version>
+      <javadoc.plugin.version>3.6.3</javadoc.plugin.version>
       <jboss.plugin.version>1.5.0</jboss.plugin.version>
       <nexus.staging.plugin.version>1.6.13</nexus.staging.plugin.version>
       <release.version>2.5.3</release.version>