diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 07b3a5b7c8..2e503d9842 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.2.0</version>
+        <version>3.2.1</version>
         <configuration>
           <configLocation>google_checks.xml</configLocation>
           <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>