diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c2e5e9203..46047929f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
         <artifactId>spotbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>4.8.3.0</version>
+        <version>4.8.3.1</version>
         <dependencies>
           <!-- overwrite dependency on spotbugs if you want to specify the version of spotbugs -->
           <dependency>