diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 93d9deb8e..c7d75fa1b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
                         <artifactId>spotbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>4.7.3.6</version>
+                        <version>4.8.4.0</version>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <id>test</id>