diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 380c25f..0a06554 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.13.0</version>
+        <version>3.26.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <targetJdk>1.8</targetJdk>
         </configuration>