diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 5da4865..dd5d179 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spotbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>4.9.8.3</version>
+                <version>4.10.2.0</version>
                 <dependencies>
                     <!-- overwrite dependency on spotbugs if you want to specify the version of spotbugs -->
                     <dependency>