diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c75496f9..3d6cb4ee 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
 								<artifactId>pmd-java</artifactId>
-								<version>7.20.0</version>
+								<version>7.22.0</version>
 							</dependency>
 						</dependencies>
 					</plugin>
diff --git a/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml b/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml
index df7a6f1e..179a18cf 100644
--- a/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
 								<artifactId>pmd-java</artifactId>
-								<version>7.20.0</version>
+								<version>7.22.0</version>
 							</dependency>
 						</dependencies>
 					</plugin>