diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6f91ca07ef..243b0f4842 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
         <artifactId>spotbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.4</version>
+        <version>4.7.3.0</version>
         <dependencies>
           <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>