diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5e206c322..fbe94b7b0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
             <!-- Validate Phase -->
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.17</version>
+                <version>3.1.2</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>validate</id>