diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9fce0c490..a4744f445 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     <jsoup.version>1.18.1</jsoup.version>
     <json.version>20240303</json.version>
     <json-smart.version>2.5.1</json-smart.version>
-    <pmd.api.version>7.7.0</pmd.api.version>
+    <pmd.api.version>7.8.0</pmd.api.version>
     <spotbugs.api.version>4.8.6</spotbugs.api.version>
 
     <incrementals-plugin.version>1.8</incrementals-plugin.version>