diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0a5b64197b..39bffb0846 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
                         <dependency>
                             <groupId>org.apache.maven.doxia</groupId>
                             <artifactId>doxia-module-markdown</artifactId>
-                            <version>1.8</version>
+                            <version>1.12.0</version>
                         </dependency>
                     </dependencies>
                 </plugin>