diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4cd8a19..80a42e1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@
 			<!-- pmd -->
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.22.0</version>
+				<version>3.26.0</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<linkXref>true</linkXref>
 					<sourceEncoding>${project.build.sourceEncoding}</sourceEncoding>