diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9db5c0664..358475b64 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     <jsoup.version>1.17.2</jsoup.version>
     <json.version>20240303</json.version>
     <json-smart.version>2.5.1</json-smart.version>
-    <pmd.api.version>7.1.0</pmd.api.version>
+    <pmd.api.version>7.2.0</pmd.api.version>
     <spotbugs.api.version>4.8.5</spotbugs.api.version>
 
     <incrementals-plugin.version>1.8</incrementals-plugin.version>