diff --git a/docs/pages/release_notes.md b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
index 90adef0e1c..690938d174 100644
--- a/docs/pages/release_notes.md
+++ b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ This is a {{ site.pmd.release_type }} release.
 *   [#2813](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/2813): \[core] Use JUnit's TemporaryFolder rule - [Stefan Birkner](https://github.com/stefanbirkner)
 *   [#2829](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/2829): \[doc] Small correction in pmd\_report\_formats.md - [Gustavo Krieger](https://github.com/gustavopcassol)
 *   [#2834](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/2834): \[vf] Allow attributes with dot in Visualforce - [rmohan20](https://github.com/rmohan20)
+*   [#2842](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/2842): \[core] Bump antlr4 from 4.7 to 4.7.2 - [Adrien Lecharpentier](https://github.com/alecharp)
 
 {% endtocmaker %}
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7cf40c55cc..98cb9c7b86 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
         <pmd.plugin.version>3.13.0</pmd.plugin.version>
         <ant.version>1.10.8</ant.version>
         <javadoc.plugin.version>3.2.0</javadoc.plugin.version>
-        <antlr.version>4.7</antlr.version>
+        <antlr.version>4.7.2</antlr.version>
 
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>