diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e4c552c..c4f56cc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.21.2</version>
+        <version>3.23.0</version>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </reporting>