diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 699832dd..9751755f 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ checkstyle {
 }
 
 pmd {
-  toolVersion = "7.6.0"
+  toolVersion = "7.7.0"
   sourceSets = [sourceSets.main, sourceSets.test, sourceSets.smokeTest, sourceSets.functionalTest]
   reportsDir = file("$project.buildDir/reports/pmd")
   // https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/876