diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c5cee8bcb..c566518bb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 
     <!-- test-dependencies -->
     <assertj.version>3.26.3</assertj.version>
-    <checkstyle.version>10.17.0</checkstyle.version>
+    <checkstyle.version>10.20.1</checkstyle.version>
     <hamcrest.version>3.0</hamcrest.version>
     <jacoco-maven-plugin.version>0.8.12</jacoco-maven-plugin.version>
     <junit.version>5.10.3</junit.version>