diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 75eba7cf6..0ee094ee6 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ plugins {
 	id 'signing'
 	id 'pmd' // code check, working on source code
 	id 'com.diffplug.spotless' version '6.0.0'//code format
-	id 'com.github.spotbugs' version '4.7.10' // code check, working on byte code
+	id 'com.github.spotbugs' version '4.8.0' // code check, working on byte code
 	id 'de.undercouch.download' version '4.1.2'
 	id 'kr.motd.sphinx' version '2.10.1' // documentation generation
 	id 'jacoco' // java code coverage plugin