diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4c02b64345..6b8ffe57ae 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.21.2</version>
+                <version>3.26.0</version>
             </plugin>
 
             <plugin>