diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3c08f92..8fb10ff 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.5.0</version>
+                    <version>3.6.0</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <configLocation>google_checks.xml</configLocation>
                         <consoleOutput>true</consoleOutput>