diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 12fc7954a5b..99f14763cd5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     <!-- plugin versions -->
     <apache-rat-plugin.version>0.15</apache-rat-plugin.version>
     <checkstyle-plugin.version>3.2.2</checkstyle-plugin.version>
-    <checkstyle.version>9.3</checkstyle.version>
+    <checkstyle.version>10.12.2</checkstyle.version>
     <enforcer-plugin.version>3.3.0</enforcer-plugin.version>
     <extra-enforcer-rules.version>1.7.0</extra-enforcer-rules.version>
     <maven-antrun-plugin.version>3.1.0</maven-antrun-plugin.version>