diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 40928ea2..656b342c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run PMD
         uses: pmd/pmd-github-action@main
         with:
-            rulesets: 'pmd-rulesets.xml'
+            rulesets: 'src/main/resources/pmd-ruleset.xml'
             sourcePath: 'plugin/src/main/java'
             analyzeModifiedFilesOnly: true
 
diff --git a/plugin/pom.xml b/plugin/pom.xml
index 65bb61c7..9b5ee268 100644
--- a/plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/plugin/pom.xml
@@ -1,125 +1,143 @@
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
-  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
-  <parent>
-    <groupId>io.snyk</groupId>
-    <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-  </parent>
-
-    <properties>
-        <pmdRuleDir>${project.parent.basedir}</pmdRuleDir>
-    </properties>
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>io.snyk</groupId>
+        <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    </parent>
 
 
     <artifactId>io.snyk.eclipse.plugin</artifactId>
-  <url>https://snyk.io/ide-plugins/</url>
-  <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
+    <url>https://snyk.io/ide-plugins/</url>
+    <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
-  <dependencies>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
-      <artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId>
-        <version>2.16.2</version>
-      <type>jar</type>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
-      <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
-        <version>2.16.2</version>
-      <type>jar</type>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
-      <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-        <version>2.16.2</version>
-      <type>jar</type>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
-      <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-      <version>3.12.0</version>
-      <type>jar</type>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
-      <artifactId>httpcore</artifactId>
-      <version>4.4.16</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
-      <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
-      <version>4.5.14</version>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <!--  fix vulnerability in referenced dependency by adding it explicitly below and excluding it here -->
-          <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
-          <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
-      <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-        <version>1.17.0</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>javax.inject</groupId>
-      <artifactId>javax.inject</artifactId>
-      <version>1</version>
-    </dependency>
-  </dependencies>
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId>
+            <version>2.16.2</version>
+            <type>jar</type>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
+            <version>2.16.2</version>
+            <type>jar</type>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
+            <version>2.16.2</version>
+            <type>jar</type>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+            <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
+            <version>3.12.0</version>
+            <type>jar</type>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
+            <artifactId>httpcore</artifactId>
+            <version>4.4.16</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
+            <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
+            <version>4.5.14</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <!--  fix vulnerability in referenced dependency by adding it explicitly below and excluding it here -->
+                    <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
+            <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
+            <version>1.17.0</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>javax.inject</groupId>
+            <artifactId>javax.inject</artifactId>
+            <version>1</version>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
 
 
-  <build>
-    <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
-    <pluginManagement>
-      <plugins>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
-          <artifactId>tycho-p2-director-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>${tycho.version}</version>
-        </plugin>
-      </plugins>
-    </pluginManagement>
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <!-- Copy non-Eclipse plugins to target/dependency so that may be referenced
-            for runtime use. -->
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.2.0</version>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>copy-dependencies</id>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <excludeGroupIds>org.eclipse</excludeGroupIds>
-              <includeScope>runtime</includeScope>
-              <excludeTransitive>false</excludeTransitive>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
-        <artifactId>target-platform-configuration</artifactId>
-        <version>${tycho-version}</version>
-        <configuration>
-          <dependency-resolution>
-            <extraRequirements>
-              <requirement>
-                <type>p2-installable-unit</type>
-                <id>org.eclipse.platform.ide</id>
-                <versionRange>0.0.0</versionRange>
-              </requirement>
-            </extraRequirements>
-          </dependency-resolution>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
+    <build>
+        <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
+        <pluginManagement>
+            <plugins>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>tycho-p2-director-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${tycho.version}</version>
+                </plugin>
+            </plugins>
+        </pluginManagement>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <!-- Copy non-Eclipse plugins to target/dependency so that may be referenced
+                    for runtime use. -->
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.2.0</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>copy-dependencies</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <excludeGroupIds>org.eclipse</excludeGroupIds>
+                            <includeScope>runtime</includeScope>
+                            <excludeTransitive>false</excludeTransitive>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
+                <artifactId>target-platform-configuration</artifactId>
+                <version>${tycho-version}</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <dependency-resolution>
+                        <extraRequirements>
+                            <requirement>
+                                <type>p2-installable-unit</type>
+                                <id>org.eclipse.platform.ide</id>
+                                <versionRange>0.0.0</versionRange>
+                            </requirement>
+                        </extraRequirements>
+                    </dependency-resolution>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.26.0</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <failurePriority>4</failurePriority>
+                    <failOnViolation>false</failOnViolation>
+                    <printFailingErrors>true</printFailingErrors>
+                    <rulesets>
+                        <ruleset>src/main/resources/pmd-ruleset.xml</ruleset>
+                    </rulesets>
+                </configuration>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>check</goal>
+                            <goal>cpd-check</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <phase>verify</phase>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/pmd-ruleset.xml b/plugin/src/main/resources/pmd-ruleset.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from pmd-ruleset.xml
rename to plugin/src/main/resources/pmd-ruleset.xml
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 80abb4be..b8bc4458 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -26,28 +26,6 @@
 
     <build>
         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.26.0</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <failurePriority>1</failurePriority>
-                    <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>
-                    <printFailingErrors>true</printFailingErrors>
-                    <rulesets>
-                        <ruleset>${pmdRuleDir}/pmd-ruleset.xml</ruleset>
-                    </rulesets>
-                </configuration>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>check</goal>
-                            <goal>cpd-check</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <phase>verify</phase>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
                 <artifactId>tycho-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/target-platform/pom.xml b/target-platform/pom.xml
index 55a6ef67..8b06814c 100644
--- a/target-platform/pom.xml
+++ b/target-platform/pom.xml
@@ -6,8 +6,5 @@
         <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
         <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
-    <properties>
-        <pmdRuleDir>${project.parent.basedir}</pmdRuleDir>
-    </properties>
     <packaging>eclipse-target-definition</packaging>
 </project>
diff --git a/tests/pom.xml b/tests/pom.xml
index e0b21b50..fa57ca65 100644
--- a/tests/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/pom.xml
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
         <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
         <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
-    <properties>
-        <pmdRuleDir>${project.parent.basedir}</pmdRuleDir>
-    </properties>
 
     <artifactId>io.snyk.eclipse.plugin.tests</artifactId>
     <packaging>eclipse-test-plugin</packaging>
diff --git a/update-site/pom.xml b/update-site/pom.xml
index 16814fc0..b01631fd 100644
--- a/update-site/pom.xml
+++ b/update-site/pom.xml
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@
         <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <packaging>eclipse-repository</packaging>
-    <properties>
-        <pmdRuleDir>${project.parent.basedir}</pmdRuleDir>
-    </properties>
-
     <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>