diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
index 8284c5afa0..bea94c7694 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ bom {
 			]
 		}
 	}
-	library("Maven Javadoc Plugin", "3.7.0") {
+	library("Maven Javadoc Plugin", "3.8.0") {
 		group("org.apache.maven.plugins") {
 			plugins = [
 				"maven-javadoc-plugin"