diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 59f751c7..d4990e25 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.3.1</version>
+        <version>3.6.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <configLocation>checkstyle/checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
           <consoleOutput>true</consoleOutput>