diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 520158df7..dafd8a1f2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
     <commons.build-plugin.version>1.13</commons.build-plugin.version>
     <commons.changes.version>2.12.1</commons.changes.version>
     <commons.checkstyle-plugin.version>3.3.1</commons.checkstyle-plugin.version>
-    <commons.checkstyle.version>10.12.5</commons.checkstyle.version>
+    <commons.checkstyle.version>9.3</commons.checkstyle.version>
     <commons.cobertura.version>2.7</commons.cobertura.version>
     <commons.compiler.version>3.11.0</commons.compiler.version>
     <commons.cyclonedx.version>2.7.10</commons.cyclonedx.version>