diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8bd0943d9..4aea153f8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <!-- 'oss-parent' should not be used, it was deprecated years ago -->
@@ -6,7 +7,7 @@
         <groupId>org.sonatype.oss</groupId>
         <artifactId>oss-parent</artifactId>
         <version>9</version>
-        <relativePath />
+        <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>net.masterthought</groupId>
@@ -161,6 +162,8 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.7.0</version>
                 <configuration>
+                    <!-- do not warn about missing javadoc -->
+                    <doclint>-missing</doclint>
                     <!-- Legacy Mode means don't attempt modular -->
                     <legacyMode>true</legacyMode>
                     <source>11</source>