diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 41908e550f..0c904a9361 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
       <version.maven-plugin-tools>3.11.0</version.maven-plugin-tools>
 
       <!-- docs -->
-      <asciidoctor.maven.plugin.version>2.2.4</asciidoctor.maven.plugin.version>
+      <asciidoctor.maven.plugin.version>3.0.0</asciidoctor.maven.plugin.version>
       <asciidoctorj.pdf.version>2.3.9</asciidoctorj.pdf.version>
 
       <!-- this is basically for tests -->