diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a5b2a3c..505c9bc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
 								<artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
-								<version>7.17.0</version>
+								<version>7.18.0</version>
 							</dependency>
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
 								<artifactId>pmd-java</artifactId>
-								<version>7.17.0</version>
+								<version>7.18.0</version>
 							</dependency>
 						</dependencies>
 					</plugin>
diff --git a/testcontainers-advanced-imagebuilder/pom.xml b/testcontainers-advanced-imagebuilder/pom.xml
index 8ee2fa4..fb6cb15 100644
--- a/testcontainers-advanced-imagebuilder/pom.xml
+++ b/testcontainers-advanced-imagebuilder/pom.xml
@@ -329,12 +329,12 @@
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
 								<artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
-								<version>7.17.0</version>
+								<version>7.18.0</version>
 							</dependency>
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
 								<artifactId>pmd-java</artifactId>
-								<version>7.17.0</version>
+								<version>7.18.0</version>
 							</dependency>
 						</dependencies>
 					</plugin>