diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9ad1c44..2fc7d2d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.6.0</version>
+                <version>3.6.3</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <quiet>true</quiet>
                     <!-- see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/69320220/maven-javadoc-listed-classes-twice -->