diff --git a/fineract-provider/dependencies.gradle b/fineract-provider/dependencies.gradle
index 7213b91a5..bfce3e50f 100644
--- a/fineract-provider/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/fineract-provider/dependencies.gradle
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 dependencies {
     providedRuntime("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-tomcat")
 
-    spotbugsPlugins "jp.skypencil.findbugs.slf4j:bug-pattern:1.4.2@jar"
+    spotbugsPlugins "jp.skypencil.findbugs.slf4j:bug-pattern:1.5.0@jar"
 
 	// Never use "compile" scope, but make all dependencies either 'implementation', 'runtimeOnly' or 'testCompile'.
 	// Note that we never use 'api', because Fineract at least currently is a simple monolithic application ("WAR"), not a library.
diff --git a/fineract-provider/dev-dependencies.gradle b/fineract-provider/dev-dependencies.gradle
index 9bd94cec9..071676afc 100644
--- a/fineract-provider/dev-dependencies.gradle
+++ b/fineract-provider/dev-dependencies.gradle
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     providedRuntime("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-tomcat")
 
-    spotbugsPlugins "jp.skypencil.findbugs.slf4j:bug-pattern:1.4.2@jar"
+    spotbugsPlugins "jp.skypencil.findbugs.slf4j:bug-pattern:1.5.0@jar"
 
      api(
             'com.google.code.gson:gson',