diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e93e0758..6168a968 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@
                             <dependency>
                                 <groupId>com.puppycrawl.tools</groupId>
                                 <artifactId>checkstyle</artifactId>
-                                <version>9.3</version>
+                                <version>10.23.1</version>
                             </dependency>
                         </dependencies>
                         <executions>
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/FeatureProvider.java b/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/FeatureProvider.java
index 4c630cb8..22819ef1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/FeatureProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/FeatureProvider.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ default List<Hook> getProviderHooks() {
      * can overwrite this method,
      * if they have special initialization needed prior being called for flag
      * evaluation.
+     *
      * <p>
      * It is ok if the method is expensive as it is executed in the background. All
      * runtime exceptions will be
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ default void initialize(EvaluationContext evaluationContext) throws Exception {
      * flags, or the SDK is shut down.
      * Providers can overwrite this method, if they have special shutdown actions
      * needed.
+     *
      * <p>
      * It is ok if the method is expensive as it is executed in the background. All
      * runtime exceptions will be
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/TransactionContextPropagator.java b/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/TransactionContextPropagator.java
index 05f7d3eb..9e271878 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/TransactionContextPropagator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/TransactionContextPropagator.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  * for the duration of a single transaction.
  * Examples of potential transaction specific context include: a user id, user agent, IP.
  * Transaction context is merged with evaluation context prior to flag evaluation.
+ *
  * <p>
  * The precedence of merging context can be seen in
  * <a href=https://openfeature.dev/specification/sections/evaluation-context#requirement-323>the specification</a>.