diff --git a/build-caching-maven-samples/pmd-project/pom.xml b/build-caching-maven-samples/pmd-project/pom.xml
index 8bbb10353..c878d9c0c 100644
--- a/build-caching-maven-samples/pmd-project/pom.xml
+++ b/build-caching-maven-samples/pmd-project/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.21.0</version>
+        <version>3.21.2</version>
         <configuration>
           <format>txt</format>
           <benchmark>true</benchmark>