diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c28d765e3..637c50657 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     <version.json>20210307</version.json>
 
     <!-- build dependencies -->
-    <version.checkstyle>8.45.1</version.checkstyle>
+    <version.checkstyle>9.0.1</version.checkstyle>
     <version.google-java-format>1.10.0</version.google-java-format>
     <version.maven.checkstyle>3.1.2</version.maven.checkstyle>
     <version.maven.jar>3.2.0</version.maven.jar>