diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a12bf5ea..27a17308 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     <version.taskana>8.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version.taskana>
 
     <!-- build dependencies -->
-    <version.checkstyle>10.17.0</version.checkstyle>
+    <version.checkstyle>10.20.1</version.checkstyle>
     <version.google-java-format>1.20.0</version.google-java-format>
     <version.maven.checkstyle>3.5.0</version.maven.checkstyle>
     <version.maven.compiler>3.13.0</version.maven.compiler>