diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 008efc88..bc8b294e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
     <scala.library.version>2.13.16</scala.library.version>
     <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>
     <snappy.version>1.1.10.8</snappy.version>
-    <spotbugs.annotations.version>4.9.5</spotbugs.annotations.version>
+    <spotbugs.annotations.version>4.9.6</spotbugs.annotations.version>
     <typesafe.config.version>1.4.5</typesafe.config.version>
     <vertx.core.version>4.5.14</vertx.core.version>