diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a729953ce..6bc24d7e3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
     <commons.build-plugin.version>1.12</commons.build-plugin.version>
     <commons.changes.version>2.12.1</commons.changes.version>
     <commons.checkstyle-plugin.version>3.2.1</commons.checkstyle-plugin.version>
-    <commons.checkstyle.version>9.3</commons.checkstyle.version>
+    <commons.checkstyle.version>10.9.2</commons.checkstyle.version>
     <commons.cobertura.version>2.7</commons.cobertura.version>
     <commons.compiler.version>3.11.0</commons.compiler.version>
     <commons.coveralls.version>4.3.0</commons.coveralls.version>