diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2691f00..cdea02c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
     <maven-jxr-plugin.version>3.2.0</maven-jxr-plugin.version>
     <maven-plugin-plugin.version>3.6.4</maven-plugin-plugin.version>
     <maven-project-info-reports-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-project-info-reports-plugin.version>
-    <maven-pmd-plugin.version>3.16.0</maven-pmd-plugin.version>
+    <maven-pmd-plugin.version>3.17.0</maven-pmd-plugin.version>
     <maven-release-plugin.version>3.0.0-M5</maven-release-plugin.version>
     <maven-resources-plugin.version>3.2.0</maven-resources-plugin.version>
     <maven-scm-publish-plugin.version>3.1.0</maven-scm-publish-plugin.version>