diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5ac0cc4c64a..85560e648bb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@
                       <pluginExecutionFilter>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <versionRange>[1,)</versionRange>
+                        <versionRange>[3.1.2)</versionRange>
                         <goals>
                           <goal>check</goal>
                         </goals>