diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 5aee0972f..7caadd7a0 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Airbase 157
+* Checkstyle updates:
+ - Require empty line before record definition
+
 Airbase 156
 * Dependency updates:
   - checkstyle 10.16.0 (from 10.12.3)
diff --git a/airbase-policy/src/main/resources/checkstyle/airbase-checks.xml b/airbase-policy/src/main/resources/checkstyle/airbase-checks.xml
index 46f8bfbeb..91772ff89 100644
--- a/airbase-policy/src/main/resources/checkstyle/airbase-checks.xml
+++ b/airbase-policy/src/main/resources/checkstyle/airbase-checks.xml
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
         <module name="EmptyLineSeparator">
             <property name="allowNoEmptyLineBetweenFields" value="true" />
             <property name="tokens" value="
-                IMPORT, STATIC_IMPORT, CLASS_DEF, INTERFACE_DEF, ENUM_DEF,
+                IMPORT, STATIC_IMPORT, CLASS_DEF, INTERFACE_DEF, ENUM_DEF, RECORD_DEF,
                 STATIC_INIT, INSTANCE_INIT, METHOD_DEF, CTOR_DEF, VARIABLE_DEF" />
         </module>
         <module name="GenericWhitespace" />