diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index bbbb481..fa72d82 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ plugins {
   id 'java' // java support
   id 'com.diffplug.spotless' version '8.0.0'//code format
   id 'pmd' // code check, working on source code
-  id 'com.github.spotbugs' version '6.4.4' // code check, working on byte code
+  id 'com.github.spotbugs' version '6.4.5' // code check, working on byte code
   id "org.sonarqube" version "7.0.1.6134" // sonarqube
   id 'signing'
   id 'maven-publish' // publish to a maven repo (local or mvn central, has to be defined)