diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5665905..aaba9d6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
         <pac4j.version>6.0.1</pac4j.version>
         <jakartaee-web-api.version>10.0.0</jakartaee-web-api.version>
         <java.version>17</java.version>
-        <pmdVersion>6.55.0</pmdVersion>
+        <pmdVersion>7.0.0</pmdVersion>
         <javax.annotation-api.version>1.3.2</javax.annotation-api.version>
     </properties>