diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3e59ca024..db2ab7dbc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>3.19.0</version>
+            <version>3.20.0</version>
             <configuration>
               <targetJdk>${java.version}</targetJdk>
               <rulesets>