diff --git a/tools/code_format/check_format.py b/tools/code_format/check_format.py
index 442f56ff0c059..dc3761c05df70 100755
--- a/tools/code_format/check_format.py
+++ b/tools/code_format/check_format.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
     "./api/bazel/envoy_http_archive.bzl",
 )
 
-CLANG_FORMAT_PATH = os.getenv("CLANG_FORMAT", "clang-format-10")
+CLANG_FORMAT_PATH = os.getenv("CLANG_FORMAT", "clang-format-11")
 BUILDIFIER_PATH = paths.get_buildifier()
 BUILDOZER_PATH = paths.get_buildozer()
 ENVOY_BUILD_FIXER_PATH = os.path.join(