diff --git a/checkstyle.xml b/checkstyle.xml
index 41f710ffd..986fbfdf6 100644
--- a/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/checkstyle.xml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 -->
 
 <!DOCTYPE module PUBLIC
-    "-//Checkstyle//DTD Checkstyle Configuration 1.2//EN"
-    "https://checkstyle.org/dtds/configuration_1_2.dtd">
+    "-//Checkstyle//DTD Checkstyle Configuration 1.3//EN"
+    "https://checkstyle.org/dtds/configuration_1_3.dtd">
 
 <!-- commons lang customization of default Checkstyle behavior -->
 <module name="Checker">