diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c6584ef77..7ab7a9066 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.5.0</version>
+          <version>3.6.0</version>
           <configuration>
             <linkXRef>false</linkXRef>
             <includeTestSourceDirectory>true</includeTestSourceDirectory>