diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e1656cb36..d0992e0c3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@
     <lifecycle.plugin>1.0.0</lifecycle.plugin>
     <modernizer.plugin>2.7.0</modernizer.plugin>
     <pdf.plugin>1.6.1</pdf.plugin>
-    <pmd.plugin>3.21.0</pmd.plugin>
+    <pmd.plugin>3.21.2</pmd.plugin>
     <project-info.plugin>3.4.5</project-info.plugin>
     <release.plugin>3.0.1</release.plugin>
     <resources.plugin>3.3.1</resources.plugin>