diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c2f5cb92..e27392a0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     <java.version>11</java.version>
 
     <!-- build tool versions -->
-    <checkstyle.version>13.4.1</checkstyle.version>
+    <checkstyle.version>13.4.2</checkstyle.version>
     <maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>3.6.0</maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>
     <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.14.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
     <surefire-plugin.version>3.5.2</surefire-plugin.version>