diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 03bb201..f86e461 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spotbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>4.8.5.0</version>
+				<version>4.8.6.1</version>
 				<dependencies>
 					<!-- overwrite dependency on spotbugs if you want to specify the version of spotbugs -->
 					<dependency>