diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9ab03e7..e1ba938 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -528,7 +528,6 @@ under the License.
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.19.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <targetJdk>1.8</targetJdk>
           <linkXref>true</linkXref>