diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index baeb7770..1ecfa9ce 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <gitHubRepo>jenkinsci/priority-sorter-plugin</gitHubRepo>
         <jenkins.version>2.277.1</jenkins.version>
         <java.level>8</java.level>
-        <pmdVersion>6.43.0</pmdVersion>
+        <pmdVersion>6.44.0</pmdVersion>
         <spotbugs.effort>Max</spotbugs.effort>
         <spotbugs.threshold>Low</spotbugs.threshold>
     </properties>