diff --git a/neo4j-cypher-dsl-examples/neo4j-cypher-dsl-examples-sdn6/pom.xml b/neo4j-cypher-dsl-examples/neo4j-cypher-dsl-examples-sdn6/pom.xml
index a8ae467a98..295204e061 100644
--- a/neo4j-cypher-dsl-examples/neo4j-cypher-dsl-examples-sdn6/pom.xml
+++ b/neo4j-cypher-dsl-examples/neo4j-cypher-dsl-examples-sdn6/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 		<java-module-name>org.neo4j.cypherdsl.examples.sdn6</java-module-name>
 		<java.version>17</java.version>
 		<license-maven-plugin.version>4.6</license-maven-plugin.version>
-		<maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>3.5.0</maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>
+		<maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>3.6.0</maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>
 		<sortpom-maven-plugin.version>4.0.0</sortpom-maven-plugin.version>
 		<testcontainers.version>1.20.2</testcontainers.version>
 	</properties>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3efee3703e..6c5f8d2735 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
 		<jsr305.version>3.0.2</jsr305.version>
 		<junit-jupiter.version>5.11.3</junit-jupiter.version>
 		<license-maven-plugin.version>4.6</license-maven-plugin.version>
-		<maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>3.5.0</maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>
+		<maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>3.6.0</maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>
 		<maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.11.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
 		<maven-deploy-plugin.version>3.1.3</maven-deploy-plugin.version>
 		<maven-enforcer-plugin.version>3.5.0</maven-enforcer-plugin.version>