diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 25afb60fee..518c73d1d5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 		<maven-compiler-plugin-version>3.10.1</maven-compiler-plugin-version>
 		<maven-jar-plugin-version>3.3.0</maven-jar-plugin-version>
 		<maven-surefire-plugin-version>2.22.2</maven-surefire-plugin-version>
-		<maven-pmd-plugin-version>3.19.0</maven-pmd-plugin-version>
+		<maven-pmd-plugin-version>3.20.0</maven-pmd-plugin-version>
 		<maven-source-plugin-version>3.2.1</maven-source-plugin-version>
 		<maven-javadoc-plugin-version>3.4.1</maven-javadoc-plugin-version>
 		<maven-shade-plugin-version>3.4.1</maven-shade-plugin-version>