diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f805df6e66..0f2022c58f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         <!-- As a property, as it is included in Checkstyle build -->
         <checkstyle.version>10.18.2</checkstyle.version>
         <spotbugs.version>4.8.6</spotbugs.version>
-        <pmd.version>7.6.0</pmd.version>
+        <pmd.version>7.7.0</pmd.version>
         <junit.version>4.13.2</junit.version>
         <archunit.version>1.3.0</archunit.version>
         <dependencycheck.version>10.0.4</dependencycheck.version>