diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 338d494c8..99b605cee 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <version.javax.servlet>4.0.1</version.javax.servlet>
 
         <!-- build dependencies -->
-        <version.checkstyle>8.30</version.checkstyle>
+        <version.checkstyle>8.31</version.checkstyle>
         <version.maven.checkstyle>3.1.1</version.maven.checkstyle>
         <version.maven.jar>3.2.0</version.maven.jar>
         <version.maven.compiler>3.8.1</version.maven.compiler>