diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e25c2ce..aaac4be 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
         <artifactId>spotbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>4.8.5.0</version>
+        <version>4.8.6.1</version>
         <dependencies>
           <!-- overwrite dependency on spotbugs if you want to specify the version of spotbugs -->
           <dependency>