diff --git a/lighty-core/lighty-parent/pom.xml b/lighty-core/lighty-parent/pom.xml
index 874b204e1..87d0aa035 100644
--- a/lighty-core/lighty-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/lighty-core/lighty-parent/pom.xml
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.8.0</version>
+                    <version>3.10.1</version>
                     <configuration combine.children="append">
                         <!-- Keep things quiet except for warnings/errors -->
                         <quiet>true</quiet>