diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0c613506..148ce62c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>com.diffplug.spotless</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.44.4</version>
+                <version>2.44.5</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <!-- optional: limit format enforcement to just the files changed by this
                         feature branch -->