diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f61165e..2101e3c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
         <artifactId>spotbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>4.8.5.0</version>
+        <version>4.8.6.2</version>
         <dependencies>
           <!-- overwrite dependency on spotbugs if you want to specify the version of spotbugs -->
           <dependency>