diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c1f0809e..5ed9402a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
 						<artifactId>spotbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>4.9.7.0</version>
+						<version>4.9.8.1</version>
 						<configuration>
 							<htmlOutput>true</htmlOutput>
 							<excludeFilterFile>${session.executionRootDirectory}/spotbugs-exclude.xml</excludeFilterFile>