diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 004cc31fa9..9bff40376d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -408,22 +408,22 @@
                         <dependency>
                             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
                             <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
-                            <version>6.52.0</version> <!-- pmd.dogfood.version -->
+                            <version>6.53.0</version> <!-- pmd.dogfood.version -->
                         </dependency>
                         <dependency>
                             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
                             <artifactId>pmd-java</artifactId>
-                            <version>6.52.0</version> <!-- pmd.dogfood.version -->
+                            <version>6.53.0</version> <!-- pmd.dogfood.version -->
                         </dependency>
                         <dependency>
                             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
                             <artifactId>pmd-jsp</artifactId>
-                            <version>6.52.0</version> <!-- pmd.dogfood.version -->
+                            <version>6.53.0</version> <!-- pmd.dogfood.version -->
                         </dependency>
                         <dependency>
                             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
                             <artifactId>pmd-javascript</artifactId>
-                            <version>6.52.0</version> <!-- pmd.dogfood.version -->
+                            <version>6.53.0</version> <!-- pmd.dogfood.version -->
                         </dependency>
                         <!-- This contains the dogfood ruleset -->
                         <dependency>