diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 84fb967f4f1f0..73a6b55d84417 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/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>10.18.2</checkstyle.version>
+    <checkstyle.version>10.20.0</checkstyle.version>
     <checkstyle.failOnViolation>true</checkstyle.failOnViolation>
     <error_prone_core.version>2.31.0</error_prone_core.version>
     <mockito.core.version>5.14.2</mockito.core.version>