diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5435d7cf0..54e5f39c6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@
                     <dependency>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.doxia</groupId>
                         <artifactId>doxia-module-markdown</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.9.1</version>
+                        <version>1.12.0</version>
                     </dependency>
                 </dependencies>
             </plugin>