diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 4842c3c9..89fe5fe5 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ task smoke(type: Test) {
 
 checkstyle {
     maxWarnings = 0
-    toolVersion = '10.12.0'
+    toolVersion = '10.16.0'
     getConfigDirectory().set(new File(rootDir, 'config/checkstyle'))
 }