diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b5397d38f2..5aa8cb10d1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.16.0</version>
+        <version>3.18.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <targetJdk>${maven.compiler.target}</targetJdk>
         </configuration>