diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 425a20fe092..c17e19d3857 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@
                         <dependency>
                             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
                             <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
-                            <version>6.55.0</version>
+                            <version>7.10.0</version>
                         </dependency>
                         <dependency>
                             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>