diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6f91ca07ef..7e38f6a320 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
           <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
             <artifactId>spotbugs</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.2</version>
+            <version>4.7.2</version>
           </dependency>
         </dependencies>
       </plugin>