diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 741e5dd..a882cbb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 
     <!-- dependency versions -->
     <assertj-db.version>3.0.2</assertj-db.version>
-    <checkstyle.version>12.3.1</checkstyle.version>
+    <checkstyle.version>13.9.0</checkstyle.version>
     <dbsetup.version>2.1.0</dbsetup.version>
     <h2.version>2.4.240</h2.version>
     <jspecify.version>1.0.1</jspecify.version>