diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5db2cc94c..a85b103cb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.21.2</version>
+          <version>3.28.0</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>