diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 78378df0..b6da0627 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 
     <!-- Plugin versions, please keep in alphabetical order -->
     <version.buildnumber.plugin>3.2.1</version.buildnumber.plugin>
-    <version.checkstyle.plugin>3.5.0</version.checkstyle.plugin>
+    <version.checkstyle.plugin>3.6.0</version.checkstyle.plugin>
     <version.compiler.plugin>3.13.0</version.compiler.plugin>
     <version.deploy.plugin>3.1.3</version.deploy.plugin>
     <version.enforcer.plugin>3.5.0</version.enforcer.plugin>