diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5fef6af0..4e0d9d03 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ under the License.
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-  <version>3.25.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.26.0</version>
   <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
 
   <name>Apache Maven PMD Plugin</name>
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ under the License.
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-pmd-plugin.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-pmd-plugin.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>maven-pmd-plugin-3.26.0</tag>
     <url>https://github.com/apache/maven-pmd-plugin/tree/${project.scm.tag}</url>
   </scm>
   <issueManagement>
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ under the License.
     <sitePluginVersion>3.20.0</sitePluginVersion>
     <projectInfoReportsPluginVersion>3.7.0</projectInfoReportsPluginVersion>
     <jxrPluginVersion>3.5.0</jxrPluginVersion>
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2024-08-22T16:42:52Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2024-10-25T15:53:03Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>