diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 34f0171d7f2..012af681e2f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     <!-- plugin versions -->
     <apache-rat-plugin.version>0.18</apache-rat-plugin.version>
     <checkstyle-plugin.version>3.6.0</checkstyle-plugin.version>
-    <checkstyle.version>13.3.0</checkstyle.version>
+    <checkstyle.version>13.8.0</checkstyle.version>
     <enforcer-plugin.version>3.6.3</enforcer-plugin.version>
     <extra-enforcer-rules.version>1.12.0</extra-enforcer-rules.version>
     <maven-antrun-plugin.version>3.2.0</maven-antrun-plugin.version>