diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a557999eb..be8172661 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
         <maven.jacoco.version>0.8.12</maven.jacoco.version>
         <maven.install.version>3.1.1</maven.install.version>
         <maven.jar.version>3.2.2</maven.jar.version>
-        <maven.javadoc.version>3.4.0</maven.javadoc.version>
+        <maven.javadoc.version>3.8.0</maven.javadoc.version>
         <maven.jaxb2-plugin.version>0.15.1</maven.jaxb2-plugin.version>
         <maven.resources.version>3.3.0</maven.resources.version>
         <maven.shade.version>3.1.1</maven.shade.version>