diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 47af797b..1636b1bb 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ allprojects {
   }
 
   pmd {
-    toolVersion = "7.15.0"
+    toolVersion = "7.16.0"
     ignoreFailures = true
     incrementalAnalysis = true
     sourceSets = [sourceSets.main, sourceSets.test]