diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 46f2941174..95d10aec64 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>com.diffplug.spotless</groupId>
           <artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.24.0</version>
+          <version>2.27.2</version>
           <configuration>
             <!-- define a language-specific format -->
             <java>