diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6722c474..3ba228a7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ under the License.
     <doxiaVersion>1.11.1</doxiaVersion>
     <doxiaSitetoolsVersion>1.11.1</doxiaSitetoolsVersion>
     <javaVersion>8</javaVersion><!-- Because PMD 6.35.0+ requires Java 8 -->
-    <pmdVersion>6.52.0</pmdVersion>
+    <pmdVersion>6.53.0</pmdVersion>
     <slf4jVersion>1.7.36</slf4jVersion>
     <aetherVersion>1.0.0.v20140518</aetherVersion>
     <sitePluginVersion>3.12.1</sitePluginVersion>
diff --git a/src/site/apt/examples/upgrading-PMD-at-runtime.apt.vm b/src/site/apt/examples/upgrading-PMD-at-runtime.apt.vm
index 22044c1a..5b06d31f 100644
--- a/src/site/apt/examples/upgrading-PMD-at-runtime.apt.vm
+++ b/src/site/apt/examples/upgrading-PMD-at-runtime.apt.vm
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Upgrading PMD at Runtime
 *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------*--------------------------------------------------*
 | <<maven-pmd-plugin>>                                                           | <<PMD>>                                          |
 *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------*--------------------------------------------------*
-| {{{https://maven.apache.org/plugins-archives/maven-pmd-plugin-3.20.0/}3.20.0}} | {{{https://pmd.github.io/pmd-6.52.0/}6.52.0}}    |
+| {{{https://maven.apache.org/plugins-archives/maven-pmd-plugin-3.20.0/}3.20.0}} | {{{https://pmd.github.io/pmd-6.53.0/}6.53.0}}    |
 *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------*--------------------------------------------------*
 | {{{https://maven.apache.org/plugins-archives/maven-pmd-plugin-3.19.0/}3.19.0}} | {{{https://pmd.github.io/pmd-6.49.0/}6.49.0}}    |
 *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------*--------------------------------------------------*
diff --git a/src/site/markdown/releasenotes.md b/src/site/markdown/releasenotes.md
index a6a8eb8f..dcdde39e 100644
--- a/src/site/markdown/releasenotes.md
+++ b/src/site/markdown/releasenotes.md
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ under the License.
 
 ### 📦 Dependency updates
 
+* [MPMD-360](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MPMD-360) - Upgrade to PMD 6.53.0 ([#109](https://github.com/apache/maven-pmd-plugin/pull/109)) @adangel
 * [MPMD-358](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MPMD-358) - Upgrade to PMD 6.52.0 ([#104](https://github.com/apache/maven-pmd-plugin/pull/104)) @adangel
 * [MPMD-357](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MPMD-357) - Upgrade to PMD 6.51.0 ([#100](https://github.com/apache/maven-pmd-plugin/pull/100)) @adangel
 * Bump release-drafter/release-drafter from 5.21.0 to 5.21.1 ([#99](https://github.com/apache/maven-pmd-plugin/pull/99)) @dependabot