diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6dbf660f..424ce1ef 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         <project.build.outputTimestamp>2025-01-23T10:14:57Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
 
         <pmd.designer.version>${project.version}</pmd.designer.version> <!-- see DesignerVersion -->
-        <pmd.core.version>7.0.0</pmd.core.version> <!-- minimum supported PMD version (API) -->
+        <pmd.core.version>7.10.0</pmd.core.version> <!-- minimum supported PMD version (API) -->
 
         <openjfx.version>17.0.10</openjfx.version>
         <java.version>8</java.version>
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 
         <pmd.build-tools.version>29</pmd.build-tools.version>
         <pmd.plugin.version>3.26.0</pmd.plugin.version>
-        <pmd.check.version>7.8.0</pmd.check.version>
+        <pmd.check.version>7.10.0</pmd.check.version>
 
         <jflex-output>${project.build.directory}/generated-sources/jflex</jflex-output>