diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 081452461d4..308d960cd49 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>findbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.3.3</version>
+                <version>2.4.0</version>
             </plugin>
 
             <plugin>