diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/pmd/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/pmd/default.nix
index 97140d10ca2..c08106eea2f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/pmd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/pmd/default.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "pmd-${version}";
-  version = "6.11.0";
+  version = "6.12.0";
 
   buildInputs = [ unzip ];
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://sourceforge/pmd/pmd-bin-${version}.zip";
-    sha256 = "0mg32bnl6j4p15akdhfc0wgilqvyphcgjimlaqq3jz51dmlr9scb";
+    sha256 = "1fayb62i6p21q1d6y7ixljf37r7n7vwjwa69q5z6wr4zspaj79f9";
   };
 
   installPhase = ''