diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0bf3ab25..370445a6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -93,12 +93,12 @@
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
 								<artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
-								<version>7.7.0</version>
+								<version>7.8.0</version>
 							</dependency>
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
 								<artifactId>pmd-java</artifactId>
-								<version>7.7.0</version>
+								<version>7.8.0</version>
 							</dependency>
 						</dependencies>
 					</plugin>
diff --git a/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml b/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml
index 273e5569..d858455a 100644
--- a/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml
@@ -482,12 +482,12 @@
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
 								<artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
-								<version>7.7.0</version>
+								<version>7.8.0</version>
 							</dependency>
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
 								<artifactId>pmd-java</artifactId>
-								<version>7.7.0</version>
+								<version>7.8.0</version>
 							</dependency>
 						</dependencies>
 					</plugin>