diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d09e4dfd..bdc65a60 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     <version.taskana>5.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version.taskana>
 
     <!-- build dependencies -->
-    <version.checkstyle>10.1</version.checkstyle>
+    <version.checkstyle>10.3</version.checkstyle>
     <version.google-java-format>1.15.0</version.google-java-format>
     <version.maven.jar>3.2.2</version.maven.jar>
     <version.maven-war-plugin>3.3.2</version.maven-war-plugin>