diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 24cf0821..efafd3e8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spotbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>4.9.3.0</version>
+                <version>4.9.8.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <xmlOutput>true</xmlOutput>
                     <failOnError>false</failOnError>