diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c2828efed..d5c252440 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
         <jython.version>2.7.4</jython.version>
         <violations.version>1.157.3</violations.version>
         <asm.version>9.8</asm.version>
-        <pmd.version>7.15.0</pmd.version>
+        <pmd.version>7.16.0</pmd.version>
         <bytebuddy.version>1.17.6</bytebuddy.version>
         <tess4j.version>5.16.0</tess4j.version>
         <hikariCP.version>7.0.0</hikariCP.version>