diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 707dbc8cf..d6ed9833f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"name": "@salesforce/sfdx-scanner",
 	"description": "Static code scanner that applies quality and security rules to Apex code, and provides feedback.",
-	"version": "4.9.0",
+	"version": "4.10.0",
 	"author": "Salesforce Code Analyzer Team",
 	"bugs": "https://github.com/forcedotcom/sfdx-scanner/issues",
 	"dependencies": {
diff --git a/pmd7/build.gradle.kts b/pmd7/build.gradle.kts
index cefbe2754..8790f32f2 100644
--- a/pmd7/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/pmd7/build.gradle.kts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 // Keep this in sync with src/Constants.ts > PMD7_VERSION
-var pmd7Version = "7.9.0"
+var pmd7Version = "7.10.0"
 
 val pmdDist7Dir = "$buildDir/../../dist/pmd7"
 
@@ -26,18 +26,6 @@ dependencies {
   implementation("net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-xml:$pmd7Version")
 }
 
-// TEMPORARY - FOR SOME REASON WHEN UPGRADING TO PMD 7.9.0, THE TRANSITIVE DEPENDENCY:
-//    io.github.apex-dev-tools:apex-parser
-// IS GETTING PULLED IN AS 4.3.1 INSTEAD OF THE LISTED 4.3.0 AND IT SEEMS TO HAVE A BUG: A MISSING DEPENDENCY LISTED.
-// SO WE SHOULD FORCE 4.3.0 TO GET PULLED IN INSTEAD UNTIL THIS IS FIXED.
-// See https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/5456
-// TODO: As soon as the pmd folks fix this ^... we should remove this workaround:
-configurations.all {
-  resolutionStrategy {
-    force("io.github.apex-dev-tools:apex-parser:4.3.0")
-  }
-}
-
 tasks.register<Copy>("copyDependencies") {
   from(configurations.runtimeClasspath)
   into("$pmdDist7Dir/lib")
diff --git a/src/Constants.ts b/src/Constants.ts
index f99511813..5c79ee33b 100644
--- a/src/Constants.ts
+++ b/src/Constants.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import os = require('os');
 import path = require('path');
 
 // Keep this in sync with <repoRoot>/pmd7/build.gradle.kts > pmd7Version
-export const PMD7_VERSION = '7.9.0';
+export const PMD7_VERSION = '7.10.0';
 
 export const PMD_APPEXCHANGE_RULES_VERSION = '0.16';