diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index fec7ca6a4..3759c175a 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spotbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>4.8.3.1</version>
+                <version>4.8.4.0</version>
                 <dependencies>
                     <!-- overwrite dependency on spotbugs if you want to specify the version of˓→spotbugs -->
                     <dependency>