The Apache Maven team is pleased to announce the release of the Maven
PMD Plugin version 3.21.2.
https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-pmd-plugin/
You should specify the version in your project's plugin configuration:
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.21.2</version>
</plugin>
Release Notes - Maven PMD Plugin - Version 3.21.2
** Bug
* [MPMD-370] - Remove remaining uses of FileReader
* [MPMD-371] - Using two ruleset files with same name in different
directories
* [MPMD-382] - Regression in report rendering
* [MPMD-384] - maven-pmd-plugin is dowloading transitive
dependencies of unmanaged version
** Dependency upgrade
* [MPMD-380] - Prefer apache commons and JDK to Plexus utils
* [MPMD-387] - Upgrade to Parent 40
Enjoy,
-The Apache Maven team