diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index c4e35bbff5..994ca7c24e 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ configurations {
             force "io.netty:netty-handler:${versions.netty}"
             force "io.netty:netty-transport:${versions.netty}"
             force "io.netty:netty-transport-native-unix-common:${versions.netty}"
+            force "org.apache.bcel:bcel:6.6.0" // This line should be removed once Spotbugs is upgraded to 4.7.4
         }
     }