diff --git a/code-assert/pom.xml b/code-assert/pom.xml
index 80f55e7..d90c73b 100644
--- a/code-assert/pom.xml
+++ b/code-assert/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <name>${project.artifactId}</name>
 
     <properties>
-        <checkstyle.version>6.19</checkstyle.version>
+        <checkstyle.version>8.18</checkstyle.version>
         <findbugs.version>3.1.12</findbugs.version>
         <findsecbugs.version>1.9.0</findsecbugs.version>
         <pmd.version>5.8.1</pmd.version>