diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 03c222fb6..a744d3c94 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3.1</version>
+                <version>3.4.0</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <phase>process-classes</phase>