diff --git a/maven-plugin-pmd-build/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-pmd-build/pom.xml
index 33fc4bb003..4e2e46209c 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-pmd-build/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-pmd-build/pom.xml
@@ -147,14 +147,13 @@ only if you modify the java code.
        <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>2.6</version>
+            <version>3.4</version>
             <configuration>
                 <linkXref>true</linkXref>
                 <sourceEncoding>utf-8</sourceEncoding>
                 <minimumTokens>100</minimumTokens>
-                <targetJdk>1.6</targetJdk>
                 <rulesets>
-                    <ruleset>http://pmd.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/pmd/trunk/pmd/rulesets/internal/dogfood.xml</ruleset>
+                    <ruleset>${basedir}/../pmd-core/src/main/resources/rulesets/internal/dogfood.xml</ruleset>
                 </rulesets>
             </configuration>
       </plugin>
@@ -162,9 +161,10 @@ only if you modify the java code.
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8</version>
+        <version>2.13</version>
         <configuration>
-          <configLocation>etc/checkstyle-config.xml</configLocation>
+          <configLocation>${basedir}/../pmd-core/etc/checkstyle-config.xml</configLocation>
+          <suppressionsFile>${basedir}/../pmd-core/etc/checkstyle-suppressions.xml</suppressionsFile>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>