diff --git a/chartjs-java-model/pom.xml b/chartjs-java-model/pom.xml
index 9b9c8aa..362bcb8 100644
--- a/chartjs-java-model/pom.xml
+++ b/chartjs-java-model/pom.xml
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
 								<artifactId>pmd-java</artifactId>
-								<version>7.20.0</version>
+								<version>7.22.0</version>
 							</dependency>
 						</dependencies>
 					</plugin>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f13fb78..38b83ac 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
 								<artifactId>pmd-java</artifactId>
-								<version>7.20.0</version>
+								<version>7.22.0</version>
 							</dependency>
 						</dependencies>
 					</plugin>