diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f73e7c3c..93e3a947 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
                     <artifactId>spotbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>4.7.3.6</version>
+                    <version>4.8.1.0</version>
                     <executions>
                         <execution>
                             <goals>