diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ea337b3b..44cc413b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.17</version>
+                <version>3.0.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <configLocation>google_checks.xml</configLocation>
                 </configuration>