diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 4c43ecf2e..6a804d47d 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 '6.20.0'//code format
-  id 'com.github.spotbugs' version '5.0.14' // code check, working on byte code
+  id 'com.github.spotbugs' version '5.1.0' // code check, working on byte code
   id 'de.undercouch.download' version '5.4.0'
   id 'kr.motd.sphinx' version '2.10.1' // documentation generation
   id 'jacoco' // java code coverage plugin