diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b1b76c517f3..1275072fa82 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@
 					    <dependency>
 					      <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
 					      <artifactId>spotbugs</artifactId>
-					      <version>4.7.2</version>
+					      <version>4.7.3</version>
 					    </dependency>
 					  </dependencies>
 					</plugin>