diff --git a/jans-core/pom.xml b/jans-core/pom.xml
index de11e79b5fe..e39638faf72 100644
--- a/jans-core/pom.xml
+++ b/jans-core/pom.xml
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					<artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.8.0</version>
+					<version>3.11.2</version>
 					<configuration>
 						<failOnError>false</failOnError>
 					</configuration>