diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index ac755e2..47bb868 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ plugins {
   id 'io.freefair.lombok' version "${freefairVersion}" // apply, because javadoc
   id  'com.netflix.nebula.project' version '11.0.0' apply false
   id 'com.palantir.git-version' version '3.0.0'
-  id 'com.github.spotbugs' version '6.0.5' apply false
+  id 'com.github.spotbugs' version '6.0.20' apply false
   id 'io.freefair.maven-optional' version "${freefairVersion}"
   id 'com.github.jk1.dependency-license-report' version '2.5'
   id 'io.spring.dependency-management' version '1.1.4' apply false