diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 36a66f51b..17f69564c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ allprojects {
 
     ext {
         nanojsonVersion = "1d9e1aea9049fc9f85e68b43ba39fe7be1c1f751"
-        spotbugsVersion = "4.2.3"
+        spotbugsVersion = "4.4.0"
         junitVersion = "4.13.2"
     }
 }