diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ad5d7fb6..5ac3dafa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -267,18 +267,8 @@
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.asciidoctor</groupId>
 						<artifactId>asciidoctor-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>2.2.2</version>
+						<version>3.0.0</version>
 						<dependencies>
-							<dependency>
-								<groupId>org.jruby</groupId>
-								<artifactId>jruby</artifactId>
-								<version>9.3.7.0</version>
-							</dependency>
-							<dependency>
-								<groupId>org.asciidoctor</groupId>
-								<artifactId>asciidoctorj</artifactId>
-								<version>2.5.7</version>
-							</dependency>
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>org.asciidoctor</groupId>
 								<artifactId>asciidoctorj-diagram</artifactId>