diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 083c6cc580..d31386fe37 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@
             <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-               <version>3.21.2</version>
+               <version>3.23.0</version>
                <configuration>
                   <linkXRef>true</linkXRef>
                   <minimumTokens>100</minimumTokens>