diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f1822e23c..1538ecde4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.plugin.version>3.11.0</maven.compiler.plugin.version>
         <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.1.0</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
         <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-jar-plugin.version>
-        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.5.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
+        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.6.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
         <maven-release-plugin.version>3.0.1</maven-release-plugin.version>
         <maven-repository-plugin.version>2.4</maven-repository-plugin.version>
         <maven-source-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-source-plugin.version>