diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f2cca3f..1364e05 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
           <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
             <artifactId>spotbugs</artifactId>
-            <version>4.9.5</version>
+            <version>4.9.6</version>
           </dependency>
         </dependencies>
       </plugin>