diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 87c077271..3f54820d3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.0</version>
+        <version>3.6.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <includeResources>false</includeResources>
           <includeTestResources>false</includeTestResources>