diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 111d303..8eb8365 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         <enforce.activate>true</enforce.activate>
         <maven-enforcer-plugin.version>3.6.2</maven-enforcer-plugin.version>
         <checkstyle.plugin.version>3.6.0</checkstyle.plugin.version>
-        <checkstyle.version>9.3</checkstyle.version>
+        <checkstyle.version>12.0.0</checkstyle.version>
         <checkstyle.configdir>src/site/resources/checkstyle</checkstyle.configdir>
     </properties>