diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6a8fbb5a2..0a892d7ad 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3.2</version>
+                <version>3.4.0</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>