diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5a0ad95c..f7ec3042 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                        <groupId>com.diffplug.spotless</groupId>
                        <artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                       <version>2.17.7</version>
+                       <version>2.18.0</version>
                        <configuration>
                            <!-- define a language-specific format -->
                            <java>