diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9e4392aaa9..0959ba5d60 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
         <artifactId>spotbugs</artifactId>
-        <version>4.9.5</version>
+        <version>4.9.6</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>