diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/theodolite.java-conventions.gradle b/theodolite-benchmarks/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/theodolite.java-conventions.gradle
index 773872648edfd4b30218a99d307b6e7c45ed3470..c546156736017d742ddbdbf8b9f1f13726dc5ed8 100644
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/theodolite.java-conventions.gradle
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/theodolite.java-conventions.gradle
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ pmd {
   ruleSets = [] // Gradle requires to clean the rule sets first
   ruleSetFiles = files("$rootProject.projectDir/config/pmd.xml")
   ignoreFailures = false
-  toolVersion = "6.7.0"
+  toolVersion = "6.8.0"
 }
 
 checkstyle {