diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 30af72cf00..2831d3ae8f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@
           <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
             <artifactId>spotbugs</artifactId>
-            <version>4.3.0</version>
+            <version>4.4.0</version>
           </dependency>
         </dependencies>
       </plugin>