diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ce2e8dc5f8..417d4dd530 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -406,12 +406,12 @@
                         <dependency>
                             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
                             <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
-                            <version>6.41.0</version> <!-- pmd.dogfood.version -->
+                            <version>6.42.0</version> <!-- pmd.dogfood.version -->
                         </dependency>
                         <dependency>
                             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
                             <artifactId>pmd-java</artifactId>
-                            <version>6.41.0</version> <!-- pmd.dogfood.version -->
+                            <version>6.42.0</version> <!-- pmd.dogfood.version -->
                         </dependency>
                         <!-- This contains the dogfood ruleset -->
                         <dependency>