diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6bebf532..03a0f812 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.9.1</version>
+                        <version>3.6.0</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <configLocation>addressbook-build/checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
                         </configuration>