diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c1865847d54..ec996ed0ce0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
     <!-- plugin versions -->
     <apache-rat-plugin.version>0.15</apache-rat-plugin.version>
-    <checkstyle-plugin.version>3.2.0</checkstyle-plugin.version>
+    <checkstyle-plugin.version>3.2.1</checkstyle-plugin.version>
     <checkstyle.version>9.3</checkstyle.version>
     <enforcer-plugin.version>3.1.0</enforcer-plugin.version>
     <extra-enforcer-rules.version>1.6.1</extra-enforcer-rules.version>