diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4453e8aebc..5ba4db12f6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5</version>
+        <version>2.6</version>
         <configuration>
           <linkXref>true</linkXref>
           <sourceEncoding>${project.build.sourceEncoding}</sourceEncoding>
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                   <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                   <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-                  <version>2.5</version>
+                  <version>2.6</version>
                   <configuration>
                     <linkXref>true</linkXref>
                     <sourceEncoding>${project.build.sourceEncoding}</sourceEncoding>