diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9fb23e5a1..e19d12226 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.7.1</version>
+        <version>3.8</version>
         <configuration>
           <targetJdk>${maven.compiler.target}</targetJdk>
         </configuration>