diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index db87d87..7cfb681 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     <maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>
     <project.build.outputTimestamp>2021-08-03T00:00:00Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
     <!-- plugin and dependency versions -->
-    <version.checkstyle>10.21.2</version.checkstyle>
+    <version.checkstyle>10.21.3</version.checkstyle>
     <version.dropwizard>4.2.30</version.dropwizard>
     <version.jackson>2.18.2</version.jackson>
     <version.jetty>9.4.57.v20241219</version.jetty>