diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5bc2583028a..7003495a04f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.8</version>
+          <version>3.9.0</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>