diff --git a/pmd-scala-modules/pmd-scala-common/pom.xml b/pmd-scala-modules/pmd-scala-common/pom.xml
index 0491ec1df87..fc29eaa821e 100644
--- a/pmd-scala-modules/pmd-scala-common/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-scala-modules/pmd-scala-common/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
-        <scalameta.version>4.9.1</scalameta.version>
+        <scalameta.version>4.9.9</scalameta.version>
     </properties>
 
     <build>