diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 633425b151..b90bf020f9 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
         <maven-bundle-plugin.version>2.5.0</maven-bundle-plugin.version>
         <apache-rat-plugin.version>0.12</apache-rat-plugin.version>
         <maven-license-plugin.version>1.4.0</maven-license-plugin.version>
-        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>2.7</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
+        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.11.2</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
         <maven-pmd-plugin.version>2.4</maven-pmd-plugin.version>
         <maven-paxexam-plugin.version>1.2.3</maven-paxexam-plugin.version>
         <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
diff --git a/util/pom.xml b/util/pom.xml
index 92fd199634..6eb0cf576b 100644
--- a/util/pom.xml
+++ b/util/pom.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
         </aries.osgi.private.pkg>
         <lastReleaseVersion>1.1.0</lastReleaseVersion>
 
-        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>2.8.1</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
+        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.11.2</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
         <org.apache.aries.testsupport.unit.version>1.0.0</org.apache.aries.testsupport.unit.version>
         <osgi.version>3.5.0.v20090520</osgi.version>
     </properties>