diff --git a/autograder-extra/pom.xml b/autograder-extra/pom.xml
index e035f54b..a928a8f8 100644
--- a/autograder-extra/pom.xml
+++ b/autograder-extra/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <surefire.version>3.5.2</surefire.version>
-        <pmd.version>7.6.0</pmd.version>
+        <pmd.version>7.8.0</pmd.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>