diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fb4bde5..dd01880 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
 								<artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
-								<version>7.17.0</version>
+								<version>7.22.0</version>
 							</dependency>
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-data-eclipse-store-migration/pom.xml b/spring-data-eclipse-store-migration/pom.xml
index 64c96fe..8767557 100644
--- a/spring-data-eclipse-store-migration/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-eclipse-store-migration/pom.xml
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
 								<artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
-								<version>7.17.0</version>
+								<version>7.22.0</version>
 							</dependency>
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>