diff --git a/pmd-doc/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/docs/GenerateRuleDocsCmd.java b/pmd-doc/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/docs/GenerateRuleDocsCmd.java
index e4357bbc14..5a34b910ac 100644
--- a/pmd-doc/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/docs/GenerateRuleDocsCmd.java
+++ b/pmd-doc/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/docs/GenerateRuleDocsCmd.java
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ import java.nio.file.FileSystems;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 
 public class GenerateRuleDocsCmd {
+    private GenerateRuleDocsCmd() {
+        // Utility class
+    }
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {
         long start = System.currentTimeMillis();