diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5114fe7b..7d2c2142 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -773,13 +773,14 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.sonarsource.sonar-packaging-maven-plugin</groupId>
         <artifactId>sonar-packaging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.21.0.505</version>
+        <version>1.23.0.740</version>
         <extensions>true</extensions>
         <configuration>
           <pluginKey>checkstyle</pluginKey>
           <pluginName>Checkstyle</pluginName>
           <pluginClass>org.sonar.plugins.checkstyle.CheckstylePlugin</pluginClass>
           <pluginDescription>Analyze Java code with Checkstyle</pluginDescription>
+          <requiredForLanguages>java</requiredForLanguages>
           <archive>
             <manifestEntries>
               <!-- ${buildNumber} is the svn revision generated by the buildnumber-maven-plugin -->