diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2037584..3b63d16 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9</version>
+        <version>3.6.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <includeTestSourceDirectory>true</includeTestSourceDirectory>
           <configLocation>${project.basedir}/checkstyle.xml</configLocation>