diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2f769964..3ff92d76 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
     <!-- Plugin versions, please keep in alphabetical order -->
     <version.buildnumber.plugin>3.2.0</version.buildnumber.plugin>
-    <version.checkstyle.plugin>3.1.1</version.checkstyle.plugin>
+    <version.checkstyle.plugin>3.3.1</version.checkstyle.plugin>
     <version.compiler.plugin>3.8.1</version.compiler.plugin>
     <version.deploy.plugin>2.8.2</version.deploy.plugin>
     <version.enforcer.plugin>3.0.0-M2</version.enforcer.plugin>