diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1d4ae6f9..9f30b9de 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
     <checkstyle.header.file>${basedir}/LICENSE-header.txt</checkstyle.header.file>
     <checkstyle.resourceExcludes>LICENSE.txt, NOTICE.txt, **/maven-archiver/pom.properties</checkstyle.resourceExcludes>
 
-    <pmd.version>3.13.0</pmd.version>
+    <commons.pmd.version>3.13.0</commons.pmd.version>
     <japicmp.skip>false</japicmp.skip>
     
     <commons.release.isDistModule>true</commons.release.isDistModule>
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>${pmd.version}</version>
+        <version>${commons.pmd.version}</version>
         <configuration>
           <targetJdk>${maven.compiler.target}</targetJdk>
           <skipEmptyReport>false</skipEmptyReport>
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>${pmd.version}</version>
+        <version>${commons.pmd.version}</version>
         <configuration>
           <targetJdk>${maven.compiler.target}</targetJdk>
           <skipEmptyReport>false</skipEmptyReport>