diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dda69375..f77a51d0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
 						<artifactId>spotbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>4.7.3.6</version>
+						<version>4.8.1.0</version>
 						<configuration>
 							<htmlOutput>true</htmlOutput>
 							<excludeFilterFile>${session.executionRootDirectory}/spotbugs-exclude.xml</excludeFilterFile>