diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 59f96767..c4dd6406 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         <junit.version>6.1.3</junit.version>
 
         <!-- quality -->
-        <checkstyle.version>12.3.1</checkstyle.version>
+        <checkstyle.version>13.9.0</checkstyle.version>
         <spotbugs.version>4.10.3</spotbugs.version>
         <pmd.version>7.26.0</pmd.version>
         <dependencycheck.version>10.0.4</dependencycheck.version>