diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 10856453..30854b61 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -150,12 +150,12 @@
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
 								<artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
-								<version>7.15.0</version>
+								<version>7.16.0</version>
 							</dependency>
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
 								<artifactId>pmd-java</artifactId>
-								<version>7.15.0</version>
+								<version>7.16.0</version>
 							</dependency>
 						</dependencies>
 					</plugin>
diff --git a/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml b/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml
index db67a72b..4b1826be 100644
--- a/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 						<artifactId>flatten-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>1.7.1</version>
+						<version>1.7.2</version>
 						<configuration>
 							<flattenMode>ossrh</flattenMode>
 						</configuration>
@@ -453,12 +453,12 @@
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
 								<artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
-								<version>7.15.0</version>
+								<version>7.16.0</version>
 							</dependency>
 							<dependency>
 								<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
 								<artifactId>pmd-java</artifactId>
-								<version>7.15.0</version>
+								<version>7.16.0</version>
 							</dependency>
 						</dependencies>
 					</plugin>