diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8c12c5a61cf..1840b86fc88 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ Import-Package: \\
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.12.0</version>
+          <version>3.6.3</version>
           <configuration>
             <failOnError>!${quality.skip}</failOnError>
             <tags>