diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4ddca06e9..a8a27ac8b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spotbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>4.8.5.0</version>
+                <version>4.8.6.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <excludeFilterFile>spotbugs-exclusions.xml</excludeFilterFile>
                     <plugins>