diff --git a/src/conf/checkstyle.xml b/src/conf/checkstyle.xml
index f81c7716..d03ca51e 100644
--- a/src/conf/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/src/conf/checkstyle.xml
@@ -198,6 +198,12 @@ limitations under the License.
     <property name="commentFormat" value="CHECKSTYLE IGNORE (\w+)"/>
     <property name="checkFormat" value="$1"/>
   </module>
-
+  <!-- @author tags are deprecated -->
+  <module name="RegexpSingleline">
+    <property name="format" value="^\s+\*\s+@author\s" />
+    <property name="message" value="Deprecated @author tag" />
+    <property name="fileExtensions" value="java" />
+    <property name="severity" value="warning" />
+  </module>
 </module>