diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 02eb3274..c1d4f536 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.15.0</version>
+                <version>3.21.2</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>
                     <printFailingErrors>true</printFailingErrors>