diff --git a/util/pom.xml b/util/pom.xml
index 4625d10bdf..47516bc634 100644
--- a/util/pom.xml
+++ b/util/pom.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
         <lastReleaseVersion>1.1.3</lastReleaseVersion>
         <org.apache.aries.versioning.plugin.version>0.3.2-SNAPSHOT</org.apache.aries.versioning.plugin.version>
 
-        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.11.3</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
+        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.12.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
         <org.apache.aries.testsupport.unit.version>1.0.0</org.apache.aries.testsupport.unit.version>
         <org.eclipse.osgi.version>3.23.100</org.eclipse.osgi.version>
     </properties>