diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e28caaa9d..186e5156c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
         <!-- build dependencies -->
         <version.checkstyle>8.29</version.checkstyle>
-        <version.maven.checkstyle>3.1.0</version.maven.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>
         <version.maven.source>3.2.1</version.maven.source>