diff --git a/news/20260408145429.bugfix b/news/20260408145429.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec8fcffb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/20260408145429.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Dependency upgrade: spdx-tools-0.8.3
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d0495f4c..0dcf3b3c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
         "detect-secrets[gibberish]==1.5.0",
         "packaging",
         "licenseheaders<0.8.9",
-        "spdx-tools==0.6.1",
+        "spdx-tools==0.8.3",
         "license-expression",
         "wcmatch",
         "jellyfish",