diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 647052b157..eb9f3f069c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.3.1</version>
+        <version>3.4.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <configLocation>google_checks.xml</configLocation>
           <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>