diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2fb6af1..97412d3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
           <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
             <artifactId>spotbugs</artifactId>
-            <version>4.7.3</version>
+            <version>4.8.4</version>
           </dependency>
         </dependencies>
         <executions>