diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 52e5f608..0c0258b3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spotbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>4.2.3</version>
+                <version>4.7.3.6</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>spot-bugs</id>