diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 1fdb1af1..6b94f014 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ allprojects {
 
     // checkstyle
     checkstyle {
-        toolVersion = '8.18'
+        toolVersion = '8.45.1'
     }
 
     group 'org.pgpainless'
diff --git a/config/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml b/config/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
index 06e167fd..7a6cb4f5 100644
--- a/config/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/config/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
@@ -114,18 +114,12 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
         </module>
 
         <module name="JavadocMethod">
-            <!-- TODO stricten those checks -->
-            <property name="scope" value="public"/>
-            <!--<property name="allowUndeclaredRTE" value="true"/>-->
+            <property name="accessModifiers" value="public"/>
             <property name="allowMissingParamTags" value="true"/>
-            <property name="allowMissingThrowsTags" value="true"/>
             <property name="allowMissingReturnTag" value="true"/>
-            <property name="allowMissingJavadoc" value="true"/>
-            <property name="suppressLoadErrors" value="true"/>
         </module>
 
         <module name="JavadocStyle">
-            <property name="scope" value="public"/>
             <property name="checkEmptyJavadoc" value="true"/>
             <property name="checkHtml" value="false"/>
         </module>