diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 237dfbe..387803d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.13.0</version>
+                    <version>3.17.0</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <printFailingErrors>true</printFailingErrors>
                     </configuration>