diff --git a/gradle/dependencies.gradle b/gradle/dependencies.gradle
index acd9b38..b970d03 100644
--- a/gradle/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/gradle/dependencies.gradle
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ configurations.all {
         force "ch.qos.logback:logback-core:1.2.3"
         force "ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.2.3"
         force "net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-core:6.21.0"
-        force "net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-java:6.21.0"
+        force "net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-java:6.38.0"
         force "com.fasterxml.jackson:jackson-core:2.11.1"
         force "com.fasterxml.jackson:jackson-annotations:2.11.1"
         force "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.12.1"