diff --git a/etc/checkstyle-java-configuration.xml b/etc/checkstyle-java-configuration.xml
index e0a68b226..a207a42c4 100644
--- a/etc/checkstyle-java-configuration.xml
+++ b/etc/checkstyle-java-configuration.xml
@@ -41,10 +41,7 @@
     <module name="PackageAnnotation"/>
     <module name="EqualsAvoidNull"/>
     <module name="GenericWhitespace"/>
-    <module name="JavadocStyle">
-      <property name="severity" value="warning"/>
-      <property name="checkEmptyJavadoc" value="true"/>
-    </module>
+    <module name="SummaryJavadoc"/>
     <module name="JavadocType"/>
     <module name="JavadocMethod"/>
     <module name="JavadocParagraph"/>
diff --git a/etc/checkstyle-tests-configuration.xml b/etc/checkstyle-tests-configuration.xml
index 78ff1a73f..f3653bedd 100644
--- a/etc/checkstyle-tests-configuration.xml
+++ b/etc/checkstyle-tests-configuration.xml
@@ -41,10 +41,7 @@
     <module name="PackageAnnotation"/>
     <module name="EqualsAvoidNull"/>
     <module name="GenericWhitespace"/>
-    <module name="JavadocStyle">
-      <property name="severity" value="warning"/>
-      <property name="checkEmptyJavadoc" value="true"/>
-    </module>
+    <module name="SummaryJavadoc"/>
     <module name="JavadocType"/>
     <module name="JavadocMethod"/>
     <module name="JavadocParagraph"/>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8bfbf1084..2640c4633 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     <pmd.version>7.26.0</pmd.version>
     <pmd.metrics.version>7.26.0-metrics</pmd.metrics.version>
     <maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>3.6.0</maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>
-    <checkstyle.version>13.8.0</checkstyle.version>
+    <checkstyle.version>13.9.0</checkstyle.version>
     <spotbugs-maven-plugin.version>4.10.3.0</spotbugs-maven-plugin.version>
     <findsecbugs-plugin.version>1.14.0</findsecbugs-plugin.version>
     <jacoco-maven-plugin.version>0.8.15</jacoco-maven-plugin.version>