diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 24ad940..1d0c37a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     <project.build.outputTimestamp>2025-07-07T14:59:29Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
 
     <!-- build tool versions -->
-    <checkstyle.version>12.1.2</checkstyle.version>
+    <checkstyle.version>13.0.0</checkstyle.version>
     <maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>3.6.0</maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>
     <spotless-maven-plugin.version>3.1.0</spotless-maven-plugin.version>
     <templating-maven-plugin.version>3.0.0</templating-maven-plugin.version>