diff --git a/bindings/java/pom.xml b/bindings/java/pom.xml
index eeaed773..76a1a192 100644
--- a/bindings/java/pom.xml
+++ b/bindings/java/pom.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>3.7.0</version>
+            <version>3.12.0</version>
             <configuration>
               <!-- Generated members are self-descriptive; do not fail on doclint. -->
               <doclint>none</doclint>