diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b68caf955f9..5ce43994c89 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ dependencies {
     spotbugsPlugins 'com.h3xstream.findsecbugs:findsecbugs-plugin:1.13.0'
 
     pmd 'net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-ant:7.7.0'
-    pmd 'net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-java:7.7.0'
+    pmd 'net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-java:7.8.0'
 }
 
 // Properties to support Ant builds