diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0a4e9d4a..9e9b7af2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
             <artifactId>spotbugs-annotations</artifactId>
-            <version>4.9.3</version>
+            <version>4.9.4</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>