diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 02b9e590a5..d992db5c8d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ If you are using Maven without the BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 If you are using Gradle 5.x or later, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation platform('com.google.cloud:libraries-bom:26.22.0')
+implementation platform('com.google.cloud:libraries-bom:26.23.0')
 
 implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-bigtable'
 ```
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-bigtable-admin-v2/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-bigtable-admin-v2/pom.xml
index ea9d1466bf..2322c71c3b 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-bigtable-admin-v2/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-bigtable-admin-v2/pom.xml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.0</version>
+        <version>3.6.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <show>protected</show>
           <nohelp>true</nohelp>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-bigtable-v2/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-bigtable-v2/pom.xml
index f4cac4db15..737ee2584f 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-bigtable-v2/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-bigtable-v2/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.0</version>
+        <version>3.6.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <show>protected</show>
           <nohelp>true</nohelp>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2d96dd32e9..6911fd7ca0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.0</version>
+                <version>3.6.0</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>aggregate</id>
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.5.0</version>
+                        <version>3.6.0</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <!-- This is the new way of publishing the doc to cloud.google.com -->
                             <doclet>com.microsoft.doclet.DocFxDoclet</doclet>