diff --git a/checkstyle.xml b/checkstyle.xml
index 4dbcc4c..8618ab9 100644
--- a/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/checkstyle.xml
@@ -73,5 +73,11 @@ limitations under the License.
     </module>
     <module name="WhitespaceAfter" />
   </module>
-
+  <!-- @author tags are deprecated -->
+  <module name="RegexpSingleline">
+    <property name="format" value="^\s+\*\s+@author\s" />
+    <property name="message" value="Deprecated @author tag" />
+    <property name="fileExtensions" value="java" />
+    <property name="severity" value="warning" />
+  </module>
 </module>