diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7120795..c3e3a2c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
     <checkstyle.version>10.12.5</checkstyle.version>
     <spotbugs.version>4.8.3</spotbugs.version>
-    <pmd.version>6.55.0</pmd.version>
+    <pmd.version>7.0.0</pmd.version>
     <dependencycheck.version>9.1.0</dependencycheck.version>
   </properties>