diff --git a/metis-applicant/pom.xml b/metis-applicant/pom.xml
index f97c1fc..d79445b 100644
--- a/metis-applicant/pom.xml
+++ b/metis-applicant/pom.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <maven.deploy.skip>true</maven.deploy.skip>
+        <maven-javadoc-plugin.skip>true</maven-javadoc-plugin.skip>
         <maven-source-plugin.skipSource>true</maven-source-plugin.skipSource>
     </properties>