diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index be49f01..ffa6a31 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ under the License.
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.1</version>
+        <version>3.2</version>
         <configuration>
           <!-- targetJdk 1.1, 1.2 is not supported -->
           <targetJdk>1.3</targetJdk>