diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index a7c4789b2a..c81b1472ec 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -27,3 +27,5 @@ updates:
   - dependency-name: slf4j-jdk14
     versions:
     - ">= 0"
+  # TODO https://github.com/spotbugs/spotbugs/issues/1601#issuecomment-885341270
+  - dependency-name: com.github.spotbugs:spotbugs-maven-plugin
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 29bf40447b..becf4c6a7e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
           <artifactId>spotbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>4.3.0</version>
+          <version>4.2.3</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>