diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index eb9f49110f..9336bfe1b5 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
           <artifactId>spotbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>4.7.3.4</version>
+          <version>4.8.1.0</version>
           <configuration>
             <includeFilterFile>spotbugs-include.xml</includeFilterFile>
             <excludeFilterFile>spotbugs-exclude.xml</excludeFilterFile>