diff --git a/cmd/mavenExecuteStaticCodeChecks.go b/cmd/mavenExecuteStaticCodeChecks.go
index 866cf0dcd..684731286 100644
--- a/cmd/mavenExecuteStaticCodeChecks.go
+++ b/cmd/mavenExecuteStaticCodeChecks.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func getPmdMavenParameters(config *mavenExecuteStaticCodeChecksOptions) *maven.E
 
 	mavenOptions := maven.ExecuteOptions{
 		// check goal executes pmd goal first and fails the build if any violations were found
-		Goals:   []string{"org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-pmd-plugin:3.13.0:check"},
+		Goals:   []string{"org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-pmd-plugin:3.14.0:check"},
 		Defines: defines,
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/mavenExecuteStaticCodeChecks_test.go b/cmd/mavenExecuteStaticCodeChecks_test.go
index dce2a94a3..76252577a 100644
--- a/cmd/mavenExecuteStaticCodeChecks_test.go
+++ b/cmd/mavenExecuteStaticCodeChecks_test.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func TestRunMavenStaticCodeChecks(t *testing.T) {
 				"-Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.org.apache.maven.cli.transfer.Slf4jMavenTransferListener=warn",
 				"--batch-mode",
 				"com.github.spotbugs:spotbugs-maven-plugin:4.1.4:check",
-				"org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-pmd-plugin:3.13.0:check",
+				"org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-pmd-plugin:3.14.0:check",
 			},
 		}
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func TestGetPmdMavenParameters(t *testing.T) {
 			PmdMaxAllowedViolations: 5,
 		}
 		expected := maven.ExecuteOptions{
-			Goals:   []string{"org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-pmd-plugin:3.13.0:check"},
+			Goals:   []string{"org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-pmd-plugin:3.14.0:check"},
 			Defines: []string{"-Dpmd.maxAllowedViolations=5", "-Dpmd.failurePriority=2"},
 		}
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func TestGetPmdMavenParameters(t *testing.T) {
 			PmdMaxAllowedViolations: 5,
 		}
 		expected := maven.ExecuteOptions{
-			Goals:   []string{"org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-pmd-plugin:3.13.0:check"},
+			Goals:   []string{"org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-pmd-plugin:3.14.0:check"},
 			Defines: []string{"-Dpmd.maxAllowedViolations=5"},
 		}
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func TestGetPmdMavenParameters(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("should return maven goal only", func(t *testing.T) {
 		config := mavenExecuteStaticCodeChecksOptions{}
 		expected := maven.ExecuteOptions{
-			Goals: []string{"org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-pmd-plugin:3.13.0:check"}}
+			Goals: []string{"org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-pmd-plugin:3.14.0:check"}}
 
 		assert.Equal(t, &expected, getPmdMavenParameters(&config))
 	})