diff --git a/docs/maven-plugin.md b/docs/maven-plugin.md
index c9c0e25e..cccbf138 100644
--- a/docs/maven-plugin.md
+++ b/docs/maven-plugin.md
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ Parameters:
 | **spotbugsRuleset** | String | Relative path to the XML that specifies the bug detectors which should be run. If not set the default file will be used|
 | **spotbugsInclude** | String | Relative path to the XML that specifies the bug instances that will be included in the report. If not set the default file will be used|
 | **spotbugsExclude** | String | Relative path to the XML that specifies the bug instances that will be excluded from the report. If not set the default file will be used|
-| **maven.spotbugs.version** | String | The version of the spotbugs-maven-plugin that will be used (default value is **4.8.3.1**) |
-| **spotbugs.version** | String | The version of SpotBugs that will be used (default value is **4.8.3**) |
+| **maven.spotbugs.version** | String | The version of the spotbugs-maven-plugin that will be used (default value is **4.8.6.2**) |
+| **spotbugs.version** | String | The version of SpotBugs that will be used (default value is **4.8.6**) |
 | **spotbugsPlugins** | List<Dependency> | A list with artifacts that contain additional detectors/patterns for SpotBugs |
 | **findbugs.slf4j.version** | String | The version of the findbugs-slf4j plugin that will be used (default value is **1.5.0**)|
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9b80e8ce..9de00718 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     <maven.resources.version>3.3.0</maven.resources.version>
     <pmd.version>7.0.0</pmd.version>
     <checkstyle.version>10.14.0</checkstyle.version>
-    <spotbugs.version>4.8.3</spotbugs.version>
+    <spotbugs.version>4.8.6</spotbugs.version>
     <maven.core.version>3.6.0</maven.core.version>
     <maven.plugin.api.version>3.8.5</maven.plugin.api.version>
     <maven.plugin.annotations.version>3.7.0</maven.plugin.annotations.version>
diff --git a/sat-plugin/src/main/java/org/openhab/tools/analysis/tools/SpotBugsChecker.java b/sat-plugin/src/main/java/org/openhab/tools/analysis/tools/SpotBugsChecker.java
index da11148d..b2821d0c 100644
--- a/sat-plugin/src/main/java/org/openhab/tools/analysis/tools/SpotBugsChecker.java
+++ b/sat-plugin/src/main/java/org/openhab/tools/analysis/tools/SpotBugsChecker.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public class SpotBugsChecker extends AbstractChecker {
     /**
      * The version of the spotbugs-maven-plugin that will be used
      */
-    @Parameter(property = "maven.spotbugs.version", defaultValue = "4.8.3.1")
+    @Parameter(property = "maven.spotbugs.version", defaultValue = "4.8.6.2")
     private String spotbugsMavenPluginVersion;
 
     /**
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public class SpotBugsChecker extends AbstractChecker {
     /**
      * The version of the spotbugs that will be used
      */
-    @Parameter(property = "spotbugs.version", defaultValue = "4.8.3")
+    @Parameter(property = "spotbugs.version", defaultValue = "4.8.6")
     private String spotBugsVersion;
 
     /**