diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 32c47986..c20d0f99 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.19.0</version>
+        <version>3.20.0</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>run-pmd</id>