diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ecdd59313c7..c1560e07558 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
     <!-- plugin versions -->
     <apache-rat-plugin.version>0.16.1</apache-rat-plugin.version>
-    <checkstyle-plugin.version>3.5.0</checkstyle-plugin.version>
+    <checkstyle-plugin.version>3.6.0</checkstyle-plugin.version>
     <checkstyle.version>10.21.1</checkstyle.version>
     <enforcer-plugin.version>3.5.0</enforcer-plugin.version>
     <extra-enforcer-rules.version>1.9.0</extra-enforcer-rules.version>