diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 39548b0f..981d71fe 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@
             <!-- Validate Phase -->
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.17</version>
+                <version>3.0.0</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>validate</id>