diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 36a5c80977..af9915d1cf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@
           <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
             <artifactId>spotbugs</artifactId>
-            <version>4.2.3</version>
+            <version>4.7.3</version>
           </dependency>
         </dependencies>
       </plugin>