diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 695b1dbd..b2a8a761 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <properties>
         <!-- Dependency versions -->
         <junit6.version>6.0.1</junit6.version>
-        <pmd.version>7.19.0</pmd.version>
+        <pmd.version>7.22.0</pmd.version>
         <checkstyle.version>12.3.0</checkstyle.version>
         <logback.version>1.5.25</logback.version>
         <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>