diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 784791f5b9..afaa139d02 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     <commons.scmPubCheckoutDirectory>site-content</commons.scmPubCheckoutDirectory>
 
     <checkstyle.plugin.version>3.1.1</checkstyle.plugin.version>
-    <checkstyle.version>8.38</checkstyle.version>
+    <checkstyle.version>10.3.4</checkstyle.version>
 
     <spotbugs.plugin.version>4.1.4</spotbugs.plugin.version>
     <spotbugs.impl.version>4.2.0</spotbugs.impl.version>