diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2c53ffa0b4..3da72ea4d1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>com.diffplug.spotless</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.8.0</version>
+                <version>3.9.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <!-- optional: limit format enforcement to just the files changed by this feature branch -->
                     <ratchetFrom>origin/master</ratchetFrom>