diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3445b7e88..736477e0e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>3.17.0</version>
+            <version>3.18.0</version>
             <configuration>
               <targetJdk>${java.version}</targetJdk>
               <rulesets>