diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 08a93fc099..cf7a94ae71 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 
         <argLine>-Xmx512m -Dfile.encoding=${project.build.sourceEncoding}</argLine>
 
-        <pmd.build-tools.version>8-SNAPSHOT</pmd.build-tools.version>
+        <pmd.build-tools.version>8</pmd.build-tools.version>
 
         <pmd-designer.version>6.24.0</pmd-designer.version>
     </properties>