diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 007711e878e..ec3accf7124 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5</version>
+                <version>3.6</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <rulesets>
                         <ruleset>/pmd/custom.xml</ruleset>