diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 738d54a51b..5e1ac8f0f6 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>4.2.2</version>
           </dependency>
         </dependencies>
       </plugin>