diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bb6c3f3..3cc8f85 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
         <artifactId>spotbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>4.9.6.0</version>
+        <version>4.9.8.1</version>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>