diff --git a/changelog/@unreleased/pr-1496.v2.yml b/changelog/@unreleased/pr-1496.v2.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3eddf1edc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/@unreleased/pr-1496.v2.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+type: improvement
+improvement:
+  description: checkstyle 8.33 -> 8.36.1, which enables support for new language features
+    like `records`.
+  links:
+  - https://github.com/palantir/gradle-baseline/pull/1496
diff --git a/gradle-baseline-java/src/main/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/plugins/BaselineCheckstyle.java b/gradle-baseline-java/src/main/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/plugins/BaselineCheckstyle.java
index 39b37cee3..23a0dee54 100644
--- a/gradle-baseline-java/src/main/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/plugins/BaselineCheckstyle.java
+++ b/gradle-baseline-java/src/main/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/plugins/BaselineCheckstyle.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 /** Configures the Gradle "checkstyle" task with Baseline settings. */
 public final class BaselineCheckstyle extends AbstractBaselinePlugin {
 
-    private static final String DEFAULT_CHECKSTYLE_VERSION = "8.33";
+    private static final String DEFAULT_CHECKSTYLE_VERSION = "8.36.1";
 
     @Override
     public void apply(Project project) {