diff --git a/tools/pom.xml b/tools/pom.xml
index 1cc4c7254c5..7a61dc3559c 100644
--- a/tools/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/pom.xml
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
 				<!-- site lifecycle, see https://maven.apache.org/ref/current/maven-core/lifecycles.html#site_Lifecycle -->
 				<plugin>
 					<artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.7.1</version>
+					<version>3.12.0</version>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<artifactId>maven-project-info-reports-plugin</artifactId>