diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 18139594c5..f20a37a172 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
         <artifactId>spotbugs</artifactId>
-        <version>4.9.1</version>
+        <version>4.9.4</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>