diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dd00ae1..4474a1c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         <maven-gpg-plugin.version>1.6</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
         <maven-deploy-plugin.version>2.8.2</maven-deploy-plugin.version>
         <maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>2.17</maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>
-        <checkstyle.version>6.19</checkstyle.version>
+        <checkstyle.version>7.0</checkstyle.version>
         <sevntu-checkstyle-maven-plugin.version>1.21.0</sevntu-checkstyle-maven-plugin.version>
         <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>