diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8660ff39b5..e03c2195ce 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ under the License.
     <dep.avro.version>1.12.0</dep.avro.version>
     <arrow.vector.classifier></arrow.vector.classifier>
     <forkCount>2</forkCount>
-    <checkstyle.version>10.20.1</checkstyle.version>
+    <checkstyle.version>10.21.1</checkstyle.version>
     <checkstyle.failOnViolation>true</checkstyle.failOnViolation>
     <error_prone_core.version>2.31.0</error_prone_core.version>
     <mockito.core.version>5.15.2</mockito.core.version>