diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9af0da5..dab3658 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ under the License.
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1</version>
+        <version>2.7</version>
         <configuration>
           <configLocation>${basedir}/checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
           <enableRulesSummary>false</enableRulesSummary>