diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9ec8dffcc..c114d97d6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         <version.json>20201115</version.json>
 
         <!-- build dependencies -->
-        <version.checkstyle>8.37</version.checkstyle>
+        <version.checkstyle>8.38</version.checkstyle>
         <version.maven.checkstyle>3.1.1</version.maven.checkstyle>
         <version.maven.jar>3.2.0</version.maven.jar>
         <version.maven.compiler>3.8.1</version.maven.compiler>