diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 0fc77fc..fdcb6bf 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ subprojects {
                 entry 'cucumber-junit-platform-engine'
             }
             dependency 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
-            dependencySet(group: 'net.sourceforge.pmd', version: '6.33.0') {
+            dependencySet(group: 'net.sourceforge.pmd', version: '6.34.0') {
                 entry 'pmd'
                 entry 'pmd-core'
                 entry 'pmd-java'