diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d666b8b8e2..c3e154843e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>com.diffplug.spotless</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.46.1</version>
+                <version>3.1.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <!-- optional: limit format enforcement to just the files changed by this feature branch -->
                     <ratchetFrom>origin/master</ratchetFrom>