diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 36edf9ae..79c48a75 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     <maven-pmd-plugin.version>3.14.0</maven-pmd-plugin.version>
     <pmd.version>6.34.0</pmd.version>
     <maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>3.1.2</maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>
-    <checkstyle.version>8.41.1</checkstyle.version>
+    <checkstyle.version>8.42</checkstyle.version>
     <findsecbugs-plugin.version>1.11.0</findsecbugs-plugin.version>
     <jacoco-maven-plugin.version>0.8.6</jacoco-maven-plugin.version>
     <maven-surefire.plugin>3.0.0-M4</maven-surefire.plugin>