diff --git a/build-tools/pom.xml b/build-tools/pom.xml
index 950c1555ceb9..f9b66fa158d1 100644
--- a/build-tools/pom.xml
+++ b/build-tools/pom.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
             <artifactId>spotbugs</artifactId>
-            <version>4.2.3</version>
+            <version>4.8.4</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>