diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0b3ca74..7d68ca4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
 
       <!-- maven-assembly-plugin -->
       <sourceReleaseAssemblyDescriptor>source-release</sourceReleaseAssemblyDescriptor>
-      <version.checkstyle>10.12.5</version.checkstyle>
+      <version.checkstyle>10.12.6</version.checkstyle>
       <!-- exposed additional params for javadoc, such as Xlint -->
       <javadoc.additional.params>-Xdoclint:none</javadoc.additional.params>
     </properties>