diff --git a/jans-core/pom.xml b/jans-core/pom.xml
index de11e79b5fe..b1dd70ffa4a 100644
--- a/jans-core/pom.xml
+++ b/jans-core/pom.xml
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					<artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.0.0</version>
+					<version>3.6.0</version>
 					<configuration>
 						<configLocation>checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
 						<encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.0.0</version>
+				<version>3.6.0</version>
 				<reportSets>
 					<reportSet>
 						<reports>