diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2f5329780c..52453a3cd2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>findbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.3</version>
+        <version>2.4.0</version>
       </plugin>
 
       <plugin>
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                   <artifactId>findbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                  <version>2.3.2</version>
+                  <version>2.4.0</version>
                 </plugin>
 
                 <plugin>