diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 136b5e5..b6319a4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@
                     <dependency>
                         <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
                         <artifactId>spotbugs</artifactId>
-                        <version>4.2.3</version>
+                        <version>4.9.8</version>
                     </dependency>
                 </dependencies>
             </plugin>