diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 373489cf..62575449 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -93,12 +93,12 @@
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
 								<artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
-								<version>7.3.0</version>
+								<version>7.4.0</version>
 							</dependency>
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
 								<artifactId>pmd-java</artifactId>
-								<version>7.3.0</version>
+								<version>7.4.0</version>
 							</dependency>
 						</dependencies>
 					</plugin>
diff --git a/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml b/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml
index 041e1307..6d54f933 100644
--- a/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml
@@ -426,12 +426,12 @@
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
 								<artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
-								<version>7.3.0</version>
+								<version>7.4.0</version>
 							</dependency>
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
 								<artifactId>pmd-java</artifactId>
-								<version>7.3.0</version>
+								<version>7.4.0</version>
 							</dependency>
 						</dependencies>
 					</plugin>