diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index cdaa8c1..5fdb9e7 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ checkstyle {
 }
 
 pmd {
-    toolVersion = "7.6.0"
+    toolVersion = "7.7.0"
     ignoreFailures = false
     sourceSets = [sourceSets.main, sourceSets.test, sourceSets.integrationTest]
     reportsDir = file("$project.buildDir/reports/pmd")