diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 15890c55..2001c1bc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
     <modernizer-maven-plugin.version>2.4.0</modernizer-maven-plugin.version>
     <!-- skip QA checks -->
     <skipQA>false</skipQA>
-    <pmd.version>6.49.0</pmd.version>
+    <pmd.version>6.50.0</pmd.version>
     <errorProne.version>2.10.0</errorProne.version>
     <errorProneFlags>-XepDisableWarningsInGeneratedCode</errorProneFlags>
     <compiler.lint>deprecation,unchecked</compiler.lint>