diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 43ecb434849..81a5382b3b8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ file comparators, endian transformation classes, and much more.
     <commons.jacoco.version>0.8.6</commons.jacoco.version>
     <commons.surefire.version>3.0.0-M5</commons.surefire.version>
     <commons.japicmp.version>0.15.1</commons.japicmp.version>
-    <spotbugs.plugin.version>4.1.4</spotbugs.plugin.version>
+    <spotbugs.plugin.version>4.2.0</spotbugs.plugin.version>
     <spotbugs.impl.version>4.2.0</spotbugs.impl.version>    
     <japicmp.skip>false</japicmp.skip>
     <jacoco.skip>${env.JACOCO_SKIP}</jacoco.skip>