diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
index 7d3f803d4ba..017d5bdcfa5 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ bom {
 			]
 		}
 	}
-	library("Maven Javadoc Plugin", "3.5.0") {
+	library("Maven Javadoc Plugin", "3.6.0") {
 		group("org.apache.maven.plugins") {
 			plugins = [
 				"maven-javadoc-plugin"