diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 412f4077..9333a5e7 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ test {
 
 checkstyle {
   maxWarnings = 0
-  toolVersion = '12.3.1'
+  toolVersion = '13.5.0'
   // need to set configDir to rootDir otherwise submodule will use submodule/config/checkstyle
   getConfigDirectory().set(new File(rootDir, 'config/checkstyle'))
 }