diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bebbc78f..29dee5ac 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.0</version>
+        <version>3.6.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <includeTestSourceDirectory>true</includeTestSourceDirectory>
           <violationSeverity>warning</violationSeverity>