diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d93ccf4fd..9d8240a9d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.3.1</version>
+                    <version>3.6.0</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <configLocation>google_checks.xml</configLocation>
                         <consoleOutput>true</consoleOutput>