diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6e3a049..8e9deb1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -81,12 +81,12 @@
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
 								<artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
-								<version>7.15.0</version>
+								<version>7.16.0</version>
 							</dependency>
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
 								<artifactId>pmd-java</artifactId>
-								<version>7.15.0</version>
+								<version>7.16.0</version>
 							</dependency>
 						</dependencies>
 					</plugin>
diff --git a/spring-data-eclipse-store-migration/pom.xml b/spring-data-eclipse-store-migration/pom.xml
index 95b3663..a78834a 100644
--- a/spring-data-eclipse-store-migration/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-eclipse-store-migration/pom.xml
@@ -318,12 +318,12 @@
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
 								<artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
-								<version>7.15.0</version>
+								<version>7.16.0</version>
 							</dependency>
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
 								<artifactId>pmd-java</artifactId>
-								<version>7.15.0</version>
+								<version>7.16.0</version>
 							</dependency>
 						</dependencies>
 					</plugin>