diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1e7204c7e..d60001da9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
     <!-- all versions after 2.13 yield https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SUREFIRE-720 -->
     <surefire.plugin.version>3.0.0-M5</surefire.plugin.version>
     <failsafe.plugin.version>3.0.0-M5</failsafe.plugin.version>
-    <checkstyle.plugin.version>3.0.0</checkstyle.plugin.version>
+    <checkstyle.plugin.version>3.2.1</checkstyle.plugin.version>
     <deploy.plugin.version>2.8.2</deploy.plugin.version>
     <rat.plugin.version>0.13</rat.plugin.version>
     <pdf.plugin.version>1.2</pdf.plugin.version>