diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 17cae04..907aee2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spotbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>4.8.6.2</version>
+				<version>4.8.6.4</version>
 				<dependencies>
 					<!-- overwrite dependency on spotbugs if you want to specify
 					the version of spotbugs -->