diff --git a/include/openthread/coap.h b/include/openthread/coap.h
index a9da2d99e..5089df803 100644
--- a/include/openthread/coap.h
+++ b/include/openthread/coap.h
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ const otCoapOption *otCoapOptionIteratorGetNextOption(otCoapOptionIterator *aIte
  *
  * @see otCoapMessageAppendUintOption
  */
-otError otCoapOptionIteratorGetOptionUintValue(otCoapOptionIterator *aIterator, uint64_t *const aValue);
+otError otCoapOptionIteratorGetOptionUintValue(otCoapOptionIterator *aIterator, uint64_t *aValue);
 
 /**
  * This function fills current option value into @p aValue.
diff --git a/include/openthread/instance.h b/include/openthread/instance.h
index 6a69a630a..108b2e24f 100644
--- a/include/openthread/instance.h
+++ b/include/openthread/instance.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ extern "C" {
  * @note This number versions both OpenThread platform and user APIs.
  *
  */
-#define OPENTHREAD_API_VERSION (40)
+#define OPENTHREAD_API_VERSION (41)
 
 /**
  * @addtogroup api-instance
diff --git a/script/make-pretty b/script/make-pretty
index 8c4f30bde..338f6c0e5 100755
--- a/script/make-pretty
+++ b/script/make-pretty
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ readonly OT_CLANG_TIDY_CHECKS="\
 modernize-use-bool-literals,\
 modernize-use-equals-delete,\
 modernize-use-nullptr,\
+readability-avoid-const-params-in-decls,\
 readability-make-member-function-const,\
 readability-simplify-boolean-expr,\
 "
diff --git a/src/core/api/coap_api.cpp b/src/core/api/coap_api.cpp
index 721e4cd95..b84ec1882 100644
--- a/src/core/api/coap_api.cpp
+++ b/src/core/api/coap_api.cpp
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ const otCoapOption *otCoapOptionIteratorGetNextOption(otCoapOptionIterator *aIte
     return iterator.GetOption();
 }
 
-otError otCoapOptionIteratorGetOptionUintValue(otCoapOptionIterator *aIterator, uint64_t *const aValue)
+otError otCoapOptionIteratorGetOptionUintValue(otCoapOptionIterator *aIterator, uint64_t *aValue)
 {
     return static_cast<Coap::Option::Iterator *>(aIterator)->ReadOptionValue(*aValue);
 }