diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 284f8c71..7ad9b37b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -152,12 +152,12 @@
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
 								<artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
-								<version>7.24.0</version>
+								<version>7.26.0</version>
 							</dependency>
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
 								<artifactId>pmd-java</artifactId>
-								<version>7.24.0</version>
+								<version>7.26.0</version>
 							</dependency>
 						</dependencies>
 					</plugin>
diff --git a/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml b/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml
index 01f91900..fbd86509 100644
--- a/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml
@@ -453,12 +453,12 @@
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
 								<artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
-								<version>7.24.0</version>
+								<version>7.26.0</version>
 							</dependency>
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
 								<artifactId>pmd-java</artifactId>
-								<version>7.24.0</version>
+								<version>7.26.0</version>
 							</dependency>
 						</dependencies>
 					</plugin>