diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dafe1c6f7..7c02302b5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.5.0</version>
+                    <version>3.6.0</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <configLocation>${checkstyle.configLocation}</configLocation>
                         <suppressionsLocation>${checkstyle.supressionsLocation}</suppressionsLocation>