diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ef4b2e3b..7713e80b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
         <artifactId>spotbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>4.9.6.0</version>
+        <version>4.9.8.1</version>
       </plugin>
       <!--suppress MavenModelInspection -->
       <plugin>