diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f3aca4879..5347bf74f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0</version>
+        <version>3.1.2</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>checkstyle</id>