diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2ff3a792..b4feae65 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
         <artifactId>spotbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>4.9.3.2</version>
+        <version>4.9.4.0</version>
       </plugin>
       <!--suppress MavenModelInspection -->
       <plugin>