diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4af8e05..83cb149 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.21.2</version>
+                <version>3.28.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <includeTests>true</includeTests>
                     <printFailingErrors>true</printFailingErrors>