diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b833d66c34a..e6bf6d94f22 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -769,13 +769,18 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.13</version>
+          <version>2.17</version>
           <dependencies>
             <dependency>
               <groupId>org.apache.hbase</groupId>
               <artifactId>hbase-checkstyle</artifactId>
               <version>${project.version}</version>
             </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+              <groupId>com.puppycrawl.tools</groupId>
+              <artifactId>checkstyle</artifactId>
+              <version>${checkstyle.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
           </dependencies>
           <configuration>
             <configLocation>hbase/checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
@@ -891,6 +896,11 @@
             <artifactId>hbase-checkstyle</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
           </dependency>
+          <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.puppycrawl.tools</groupId>
+            <artifactId>checkstyle</artifactId>
+            <version>${checkstyle.version}</version>
+          </dependency>
         </dependencies>
         <configuration>
           <configLocation>hbase/checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
@@ -1166,6 +1176,7 @@
     <maven.antrun.version>1.6</maven.antrun.version>
     <jamon.plugin.version>2.4.1</jamon.plugin.version>
     <findbugs-annotations>1.3.9-1</findbugs-annotations>
+    <checkstyle.version>6.18</checkstyle.version>
     <javadoc.version>2.10.3</javadoc.version>
     <asciidoctor.plugin.version>1.5.2.1</asciidoctor.plugin.version>
     <!-- General Packaging -->
@@ -2525,7 +2536,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.13</version>
+        <version>2.17</version>
         <configuration>
           <configLocation>hbase/checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
           <suppressionsLocation>hbase/checkstyle-suppressions.xml</suppressionsLocation>