diff --git a/CedarJava/build.gradle b/CedarJava/build.gradle
index ef81c444..50ca5108 100644
--- a/CedarJava/build.gradle
+++ b/CedarJava/build.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
   }
   dependencies {
-    classpath "com.github.spotbugs.snom:spotbugs-gradle-plugin:6.0.27"
+    classpath "com.github.spotbugs.snom:spotbugs-gradle-plugin:6.1.6"
     classpath "gradle.plugin.com.github.sherter.google-java-format:google-java-format-gradle-plugin:0.9"
   }
 }