diff --git a/core/spring-security-core.gradle b/core/spring-security-core.gradle
index 23fe149d7d..76ef7f2870 100644
--- a/core/spring-security-core.gradle
+++ b/core/spring-security-core.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.Callable
 
 plugins {
+	id 'javadoc-warnings-error'
 	id 'security-nullability'
 }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/access/hierarchicalroles/RoleHierarchyUtils.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/access/hierarchicalroles/RoleHierarchyUtils.java
index 5db6efb028..1b77aef165 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/access/hierarchicalroles/RoleHierarchyUtils.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/access/hierarchicalroles/RoleHierarchyUtils.java
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ public final class RoleHierarchyUtils {
 
 	/**
 	 * Converts the supplied {@link Map} of role name to implied role name(s) to a string
-	 * representation understood by {@link RoleHierarchyImpl#setHierarchy(String)}. The
+	 * representation understood by {@code RoleHierarchyImpl#setHierarchy(String)}. The
 	 * map key is the role name and the map value is a {@link List} of implied role
 	 * name(s).
 	 * @param roleHierarchyMap the mapping(s) of role name to implied role name(s)
 	 * @return a string representation of a role hierarchy
 	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if roleHierarchyMap is null or empty or if a role
 	 * name is null or empty or if an implied role name(s) is null or empty
-	 * @deprecated please see {@link RoleHierarchyImpl#setHierarchy} deprecation notice
+	 * @deprecated please see {@code RoleHierarchyImpl#setHierarchy} deprecation notice
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
 	public static String roleHierarchyFromMap(Map<String, List<String>> roleHierarchyMap) {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/access/package-info.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/access/package-info.java
index 01ac014fe7..d9b0f81f0d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/access/package-info.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/access/package-info.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * Core access-control related code, including security metadata related classes,
  * interception code, access control annotations, EL support and voter-based
  * implementations of the central
- * {@link org.springframework.security.access.AccessDecisionManager AccessDecisionManager}
+ * {@code AccessDecisionManager}
  * interface.
  */
 @NullMarked
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/AuthenticationTrustResolver.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/AuthenticationTrustResolver.java
index fba8f77cb2..e16eb59fa3 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/AuthenticationTrustResolver.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/AuthenticationTrustResolver.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public interface AuthenticationTrustResolver {
 	 * Checks if the {@link Authentication} is not null, authenticated, and not anonymous.
 	 * @param authentication the {@link Authentication} to check.
 	 * @return true if the {@link Authentication} is not null,
-	 * {@link #isAnonymous(Authentication)} returns false, &
+	 * {@link #isAnonymous(Authentication)} returns false, and
 	 * {@link Authentication#isAuthenticated()} is true.
 	 * @since 6.1.7
 	 */
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/SpringSecurityCoreVersion.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/SpringSecurityCoreVersion.java
index 726db080f3..ec93a6bcda 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/SpringSecurityCoreVersion.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/SpringSecurityCoreVersion.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public final class SpringSecurityCoreVersion {
 	/**
 	 * Global Serialization value for Spring Security classes.
 	 * @deprecated Please have each class use its own serialization version
-	 * @see SpringSecurityCoreVersionSerializableTests
+	 * For more details, refer to the {@code SpringSecurityCoreVersionSerializableTests} class.
 	 */
 	@Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
 	public static final long SERIAL_VERSION_UID = 620L;
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/annotation/SecurityAnnotationScanner.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/annotation/SecurityAnnotationScanner.java
index 441c9c4a01..311204314c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/annotation/SecurityAnnotationScanner.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/annotation/SecurityAnnotationScanner.java
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ public interface SecurityAnnotationScanner<A extends Annotation> {
 	 * attributable to the parameter.
 	 *
 	 * <p>
-	 * Implementations should describe their strategy for searching the element and any
+	 * Implementations should describe their strategy for searching the parameter and any
 	 * surrounding class, interfaces, or super-class.
-	 * @param element the element to search
+	 * @param parameter the parameter to search
 	 * @return the synthesized annotation or {@code null} if not found
 	 */
 	@Nullable A scan(Parameter parameter);