diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3c1db6cf0d1..66c4da260da 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -457,12 +457,13 @@
                     <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>2.8.1</version>
                 </plugin>
-
+                <!--
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.7</version>
+                    <version>2.9.1</version>
                 </plugin>
+-->
 
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -533,13 +534,19 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.7</version>
+                <version>2.9.1</version>
+                <reportSets>
+                    <reportSet>
+                        <reports>
+                            <report>checkstyle</report>
+                        </reports>
+                    </reportSet>
+                </reportSets>
                 <configuration>
                     <configLocation>${basedir}/src/main/config/forge_checks.xml</configLocation>
                     <propertyExpansion>
                         cacheFile=${project.build.directory}/checkstyle-cachefile
                     </propertyExpansion>
-                    <includeTestSourceDirectory>true</includeTestSourceDirectory>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>