diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 33e1356c6..4562b0718 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@
 				<plugins>
 					<plugin>
 						<artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>2.17</version>
+						<version>3.1.2</version>
 						<executions>
 							<execution>
 								<id>checkstyle</id>