diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 9815cac..e25f354 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ sourceSets {
 
 checkstyle {
     maxWarnings = 0
-    toolVersion = '10.18.0'
+    toolVersion = '10.18.1'
     // need to set configDir to rootDir otherwise submodule will use submodule/config/checkstyle
     getConfigDirectory().set(new File(rootDir, 'config/checkstyle'))
 }