diff --git a/plugin/pom.xml b/plugin/pom.xml
index 913c8ea088..3ab1dd3101 100644
--- a/plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/plugin/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     <json.version>20200518</json.version>
     <jackson2-api.version>2.11.1</jackson2-api.version>
 
-    <pmd.version>6.25.0</pmd.version>
+    <pmd.version>6.26.0</pmd.version>
 
     <!-- Test Library Dependencies Versions -->
     <xmlunit.version>2.7.0</xmlunit.version>