diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4704086d32e1..eea56ba8781b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.1.1</version>
+        <version>3.5.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <configLocation>jetty-checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
           <includeTestSourceDirectory>true</includeTestSourceDirectory>