diff --git a/chartjs-java-model/pom.xml b/chartjs-java-model/pom.xml
index c5c8de7b..4ff65d5c 100644
--- a/chartjs-java-model/pom.xml
+++ b/chartjs-java-model/pom.xml
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
 								<artifactId>pmd-java</artifactId>
-								<version>7.9.0</version>
+								<version>7.10.0</version>
 							</dependency>
 						</dependencies>
 					</plugin>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 111ad566..af18fa89 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
 								<artifactId>pmd-java</artifactId>
-								<version>7.9.0</version>
+								<version>7.10.0</version>
 							</dependency>
 						</dependencies>
 					</plugin>