diff --git a/test/framework/build.gradle b/test/framework/build.gradle
index f5ccd05294d7b..6adab4af7070d 100644
--- a/test/framework/build.gradle
+++ b/test/framework/build.gradle
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ dependencies {
   api "org.bouncycastle:bcutil-fips:${versions.bouncycastle_util}"
 
   compileOnly project(":libs:agent-sm:bootstrap")
-  compileOnly "com.github.spotbugs:spotbugs-annotations:4.9.0"
+  compileOnly "com.github.spotbugs:spotbugs-annotations:4.9.4"
 
   annotationProcessor "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:${versions.log4j}"
 }