diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 14f486b..5ba5774 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ under the License.
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.16.0</version>
+          <version>3.18.0</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>