diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bdd49f0..9f192c3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <spotbugs.version>4.9.3.2</spotbugs.version>
     <findsecbugs.version>1.14.0</findsecbugs.version>
     <pmd-plugin.version>3.27.0</pmd-plugin.version>
-    <pmd.version>7.15.0</pmd.version>
+    <pmd.version>7.16.0</pmd.version>
     <checkstyle-plugin.version>3.6.0</checkstyle-plugin.version>
     <checkstyle.version>10.26.1</checkstyle.version>