diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 24cf0821..43d84b1b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
             <artifactId>spotbugs-annotations</artifactId>
-            <version>4.9.3</version>
+            <version>4.9.7</version>
         </dependency>
         
         <dependency>