diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 707f4c5f79..e6b9766a6b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1439,7 +1439,7 @@
                     <configuration>
                         <upToDateChecking>
                             <enabled>true</enabled>
-                            <indexFile>.cache/spotless-index-${version.spotless-maven-plugin}</indexFile>
+                            <indexFile>${project.basedir}/.cache/spotless-index-${version.spotless-maven-plugin}</indexFile>
                         </upToDateChecking>
                         <formats>
                             <format>