diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a117414..194d173 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
                     <!-- https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/blob/main/plugin-maven -->
                     <groupId>com.diffplug.spotless</groupId>
                     <artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.43.0</version>
+                    <version>2.44.0</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <!-- optional: limit format enforcement to just the files changed by this feature branch -->
                         <ratchetFrom>origin/main</ratchetFrom>