diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5aa6fcbf..3ce15f3e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
   <properties>
     <license.owner>SonarSource SA and others</license.owner>
     <license.mailto>mailto:jborgers AT jpinpoint DOT com; peter.paul.bakker AT stokpop DOT nl</license.mailto>
-    <pmd.version>6.55.0</pmd.version>
+    <pmd.version>7.0.0</pmd.version>
     <junit.jupiter.version>5.11.0-M1</junit.jupiter.version>
     <mockito.version>5.11.0</mockito.version>
     <assertj.version>3.25.3</assertj.version>