diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 20126fd44a48..116c7bb27e40 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spotbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>4.9.7.0</version>
+                <version>4.9.8.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <excludeFilterFile>spotbugs-exclude.xml</excludeFilterFile>
                     <includeTests>true</includeTests>