diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 34617ccc..167eed11 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
   </scm>
 
   <properties>
-    <spotbugs.version>3.1.8</spotbugs.version>
+    <spotbugs.version>4.8.0</spotbugs.version>
     <jdk.min.version>1.8</jdk.min.version>
 
     <sonar.version>6.7.1</sonar.version>