diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 17dd4d2a..7c7a5a32 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
             <artifactId>spotbugs-annotations</artifactId>
-            <version>4.9.3</version>
+            <version>4.9.6</version>
         </dependency>
         
         <dependency>