diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 57075101e..480bd727c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 
         <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.1.0</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
         <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.13</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
-        <checkstyle.version>10.20.1</checkstyle.version>
+        <checkstyle.version>10.20.2</checkstyle.version>
         <!-- testing libraries -->
         <junit.version>5.11.3</junit.version>
         <mockito.verson>5.14.2</mockito.verson>