diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cf083fb..6ce4301 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
             <artifactId>spotbugs-annotations</artifactId>
-            <version>4.9.4</version>
+            <version>4.9.6</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>