diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 62ef99f1..7c97f3bb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
         <checkstyle.version>10.20.1</checkstyle.version>
         <spotbugs.version>4.8.6</spotbugs.version>
-        <pmd.version>7.7.0</pmd.version>
+        <pmd.version>7.9.0</pmd.version>
         <dependencycheck.version>10.0.4</dependencycheck.version>
     </properties>