diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index d225bff2562..48963e9822a 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@
                         <dependency>
                             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
                             <artifactId>pmd-java</artifactId>
-                            <version>6.55.0</version>
+                            <version>7.7.0</version>
                         </dependency>
                     </dependencies>
                     <configuration>