diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0f473a01..fad1bdae 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@
       <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>