diff --git a/geowebcache/pom.xml b/geowebcache/pom.xml
index 12b1d8994..78dca0163 100644
--- a/geowebcache/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/pom.xml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
     <errorProneFlags></errorProneFlags>
     <errorProne.version>2.31.0</errorProne.version>
     <javac.version>9+181-r4173-1</javac.version>
-    <pmd.version>7.14.0</pmd.version>
+    <pmd.version>7.27.0</pmd.version>
     <checkstyle.skip>false</checkstyle.skip>
     <qa>false</qa>
     <lint>deprecation,unchecked</lint>