diff --git a/dhis-2/pom.xml b/dhis-2/pom.xml
index 2d42ab75430..f214eb5ef2c 100644
--- a/dhis-2/pom.xml
+++ b/dhis-2/pom.xml
@@ -1960,7 +1960,7 @@
             <dependency>
               <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
               <artifactId>spotbugs</artifactId>
-              <version>4.8.6</version>
+              <version>4.9.0</version>
             </dependency>
           </dependencies>
         </plugin>