diff --git a/checkstyle.xml b/checkstyle.xml
index d4bba3e9..3ad479bb 100644
--- a/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/checkstyle.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
           "https://checkstyle.org/dtds/configuration_1_3.dtd">
 
 <module name="Checker">
-    <property name="severity" value="error"/>
+    <property name="severity" value="warning"/>
     <property name="fileExtensions" value="java"/>
 
     <!-- Checks for Size Violations -->
@@ -64,4 +64,4 @@
         <module name="SimplifyBooleanExpression"/>
         <module name="SimplifyBooleanReturn"/>
     </module>
-</module>
\ No newline at end of file
+</module>