diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7e0448c8..59ba9d70 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
       <artifactId>spotbugs-annotations</artifactId>
-      <version>4.8.0</version>
+      <version>4.8.1</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>