diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a86e50a..62a07ef 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>com.diffplug.spotless</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.3.0</version>
+				<version>3.4.0</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<!-- define a language-specific format -->
 					<java>