diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e932cfd93..c3558b619 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
         <artifactId>spotbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>4.2.2</version>
+        <version>4.7.3.1</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>spotbugs</id>