diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ea5a7bf5..d960d537 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
     <checkstyle.plugin.version>3.1.2</checkstyle.plugin.version>
-    <spotbugs.plugin.version>4.4.2</spotbugs.plugin.version>
+    <spotbugs.plugin.version>4.7.3.2</spotbugs.plugin.version>
     <spotbugs.impl.version>4.4.2</spotbugs.impl.version>
 
     <!-- Commons Release Plugin -->