diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ad3947c..1faa7ec 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         <maven-gpg-plugin.version>1.6</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
 		<maven-pmd-plugin.version>3.21.0</maven-pmd-plugin.version>
 		<maven-source-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-source-plugin.version>
-		<maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.5.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
+		<maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.8.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
 		<maven-jxr-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-jxr-plugin.version>
 		<nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.13</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
 		<logback-classic.version>1.4.12</logback-classic.version>