diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9282508..4c53fab 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -386,17 +386,17 @@ Javadoc `@` clauses must be in the order:
 ````
 /**
  *
+ * @param ...
  * @author ...
  * @version ...
- * @param ...
+ * @serial ...
  * @return ...
  * @throws ...
  * @exception ...
+ * @serialData ...
+ * @serialField ...
  * @see ...
  * @since ...
- * @serial ...
- * @serialField ...
- * @serialData ...
  * @deprecated ...
  */
 ````
diff --git a/src/main/resources/net/kemitix/checkstyle.xml b/src/main/resources/net/kemitix/checkstyle.xml
index fec0bb4..632dfee 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/net/kemitix/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/net/kemitix/checkstyle.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@
         <module name="AnnotationUseStyle"/> <!-- annotations should only use () and named attributes when needed -->
         <module name="AnonInnerLength"/> <!-- limits anonymous inner classes to 20 lines -->
         <module name="ArrayTypeStyle"/> <!-- enforce Java style arrays -->
-        <module name="AtclauseOrder"/> <!-- enforce standard order for javadoc elements -->
+        <module name="AtclauseOrder"> <!-- enforce standard order for javadoc elements - matches IntelliJ's order -->
+            <property name="tagOrder" value="@param, @author, @version, @serial, @return, @throws, @exception,
+            @serialData, @serialField, @see, @since, @deprecated"/>
+        </module>
         <module name="AvoidEscapedUnicodeCharacters"> <!-- prevent use of obscure escape codes -->
             <property name="allowEscapesForControlCharacters" value="true"/> <!-- unless non-printable controls -->
         </module>