diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/pmd/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/pmd/default.nix
index 2709caaab06..7098771cc6e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/pmd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/pmd/default.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 {stdenv, fetchurl, unzip}:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  name = "pmd-4.2.6";
-  buildInputs = [unzip] ;
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "pmd-${version}";
+  version = "5.2.3";
+
+  buildInputs = [ unzip ];
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = mirror://sourceforge/pmd/pmd-bin-4.2.6.zip ;
-    sha256 = "0gg1px2jmqn09f5vjzgy9gck37qjm9p2d7gf9grsmrr2xncbipp8";
+    url = "mirror://sourceforge/pmd/pmd-bin-${version}.zip";
+    sha256 = "03frkyiii7304qrcypdqcxqxjf5n3p59zjib0r802mbbx1nzcisn";
   };
 
   installPhase = ''