diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c645fc1d2..878c5430a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ echo
           <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
             <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
-            <version>7.20.0</version>
+            <version>7.22.0</version>
           </dependency>
           <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>