diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8e7fbe6d..7b9af7c2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     <spotbugs.version>4.7.3</spotbugs.version>
     <spotbugs-maven-plugin.version>4.7.3.5</spotbugs-maven-plugin.version>
     <maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>
-    <checkstyle.version>8.12</checkstyle.version>
+    <checkstyle.version>8.29</checkstyle.version>
 
     <!-- dependency versions -->
     <commons-lang3.version>3.8</commons-lang3.version>