diff --git a/google-cloud-jar-parent/pom.xml b/google-cloud-jar-parent/pom.xml
index 642fa5c23975..c1e5a5b6611b 100644
--- a/google-cloud-jar-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-jar-parent/pom.xml
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.0</version>
+        <version>3.12.0</version>
         <reportSets>
           <reportSet>
             <id>html</id>