diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5ce045014..7f1e6378f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 		<version.javax.servlet>4.0.1</version.javax.servlet>
 
 		<!-- build dependencies -->
-		<version.checkstyle>8.26</version.checkstyle>
+		<version.checkstyle>8.28</version.checkstyle>
 		<version.maven.checkstyle>3.1.0</version.maven.checkstyle>
 		<version.maven.jar>3.2.0</version.maven.jar>
 		<version.maven.compiler>3.8.1</version.maven.compiler>