diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 310c4e4b..76ee7db2 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ test {
 
 checkstyle {
   maxWarnings = 0
-  toolVersion = '10.7.0'
+  toolVersion = '10.12.4'
   getConfigDirectory().set(new File(rootDir, 'config/checkstyle'))
 }