diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 53d1f80649..854993b7f1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     <bouncycastle.version>1.70</bouncycastle.version>
     <netcrusher.version>0.10</netcrusher.version>
 
-    <maven.javadoc.plugin.version>3.3.2</maven.javadoc.plugin.version>
+    <maven.javadoc.plugin.version>3.4.0</maven.javadoc.plugin.version>
     <maven.release.plugin.version>2.5.3</maven.release.plugin.version>
     <versions.maven.plugin.version>2.10.0</versions.maven.plugin.version>
     <maven.resources.plugin.version>3.2.0</maven.resources.plugin.version>