diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4c73c00bf..ada2c1b79 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.23.0</version>
+                        <version>3.25.0</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <targetJdk>11</targetJdk>
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