diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3293e939f..e4d800ebc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.21.2</version>
+                    <version>3.22.0</version>
                     <executions>
                         <execution>
                             <id>validate</id>