diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4b06144f..8b58572d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <pmd.build-tools.version>34</pmd.build-tools.version>
     <checkstyle.version>11.1.0</checkstyle.version>
     <checkstyle.plugin.version>3.6.0</checkstyle.plugin.version>
-    <pmd.plugin.version>3.27.0</pmd.plugin.version>
+    <pmd.plugin.version>3.28.0</pmd.plugin.version>
     <pmd.check.version>7.17.0</pmd.check.version>
 
     <keystorePath>.ci/files/pmd-eclipse-plugin.p12</keystorePath>