diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9651634..3b269a1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         <maven.source.plugin.version>3.3.0</maven.source.plugin.version>
 
         <!-- needed for CheckStyle -->
-        <checkstyle.version>10.12.7</checkstyle.version>
+        <checkstyle.version>10.13.0</checkstyle.version>
         <checkstyle.configLocation>${main.basedir}/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml</checkstyle.configLocation>
         <checkstyle.supressionsLocation>${main.basedir}/checkstyle/suppressions.xml</checkstyle.supressionsLocation>
         <checkstyle.headerLocation>${main.basedir}/checkstyle/ClassHeaderApache.txt</checkstyle.headerLocation>