diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 920554d..712671c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
         <jetty.version>11.0.15</jetty.version>
         <kubernetes.webhooks.framework.version>1.0.0</kubernetes.webhooks.framework.version>
         <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.13</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
-        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.5.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
+        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.6.2</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
         <jackson.version>2.14.2</jackson.version>
 
         <sonar.organization>java-operator-sdk</sonar.organization>