diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index aa24cdba..c11eaf9a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.21.2</version>
+                    <version>3.26.0</version>
                     <dependencies>
                         <dependency>
                             <groupId>org.apache.cxf.build-utils</groupId>