diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9d7e03c6ac..7063ae1b6c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     <maven-enforcer-plugin.version>3.6.2</maven-enforcer-plugin.version>
     <extra.enforcer.rules.version>1.11.0</extra.enforcer.rules.version>
     <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.5.0</maven-jar-plugin.version>
-    <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.0.0-M1</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
+    <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.12.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
     <maven-shade-plugin.version>3.6.2</maven-shade-plugin.version>
     <maven-source-plugin.version>3.4.0</maven-source-plugin.version>
     <os-maven-plugin.version>1.7.1</os-maven-plugin.version>