diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7bc9db94..4df895cd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 						<artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>3.27.0</version>
+						<version>3.28.0</version>
 						<configuration>
 							<analysisCache>true</analysisCache>
 							<includeTests>true</includeTests>
diff --git a/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml b/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml
index afac4bc7..317eda47 100644
--- a/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 						<artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>3.27.0</version>
+						<version>3.28.0</version>
 						<configuration>
 							<analysisCache>true</analysisCache>
 							<includeTests>true</includeTests>