diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1cc9aa70dc..4e8e50a525 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1842,7 +1842,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.9.1</version>
+                    <version>3.4.0</version>
                 </plugin>
 
                 <plugin>