diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 8fe78e1..605aa6b 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ allprojects {
 
     // checkstyle
     checkstyle {
-        toolVersion = '8.18'
+        toolVersion = '10.26.0'
     }
 
     group 'org.pgpainless'
diff --git a/config/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml b/config/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
index bf1878e..5636b12 100644
--- a/config/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/config/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
@@ -99,19 +99,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
             <property name="message" value="Indent must not use tab characters. Use space instead."/>
         </module>
 
-        <module name="JavadocMethod">
-            <!-- TODO stricten those checks -->
-            <property name="scope" value="public"/>
-            <!--<property name="allowUndeclaredRTE" value="true"/>-->
-            <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>