diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ce34b05e..d0a0e9e2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.21.2</version>
+          <version>3.22.0</version>
           <configuration>
             <linkXRef>false</linkXRef>
           </configuration>