diff --git a/doc/docbkx/api-ref/pom.xml b/doc/docbkx/api-ref/pom.xml
index b53cba37d7..69020e5ed5 100644
--- a/doc/docbkx/api-ref/pom.xml
+++ b/doc/docbkx/api-ref/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   </profiles>
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <doctools.version>1.11.0</doctools.version>
+    <doctools.version>1.12.2</doctools.version>
   </properties>
   <build>
     <plugins>
diff --git a/doc/docbkx/heat-admin/pom.xml b/doc/docbkx/heat-admin/pom.xml
index 4cd7ae587a..80edaf9ac3 100644
--- a/doc/docbkx/heat-admin/pom.xml
+++ b/doc/docbkx/heat-admin/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>com.rackspace.cloud.api</groupId>
                 <artifactId>clouddocs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.5.1</version>
+                <version>1.12.2</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>goal1</id>
diff --git a/doc/docbkx/heat-cli-guide/pom.xml b/doc/docbkx/heat-cli-guide/pom.xml
index fc74cc7f30..061cb5c724 100644
--- a/doc/docbkx/heat-cli-guide/pom.xml
+++ b/doc/docbkx/heat-cli-guide/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>com.rackspace.cloud.api</groupId>
         <artifactId>clouddocs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.1</version>
+        <version>1.12.2</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>goal1</id>