diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e29fbe4..f4f9592 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <microprofile-metrics-api.version>4.0.1</microprofile-metrics-api.version>
     <impsort-maven-plugin.version>1.12.0</impsort-maven-plugin.version>
     <formatter-maven-plugin.version>2.24.1</formatter-maven-plugin.version>
-    <maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>3.5.0</maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>
+    <maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>3.6.0</maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>
     <src.format.goal>format</src.format.goal>
     <src.sort.goal>sort</src.sort.goal>
     <hivemq.client.version>1.3.3</hivemq.client.version>