diff --git a/modules/SilkSpawners/pom.xml b/modules/SilkSpawners/pom.xml
index f633f283..532788de 100644
--- a/modules/SilkSpawners/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/SilkSpawners/pom.xml
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.25.0</version>
+        <version>3.26.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <targetJdk>1.8</targetJdk>
           <rulesets>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 36499fe8..c21b49d5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.25.0</version>
+        <version>3.26.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <targetJdk>1.8</targetJdk>
           <rulesets>