diff --git a/code/pom.xml b/code/pom.xml
index 7457523..04e6432 100644
--- a/code/pom.xml
+++ b/code/pom.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
     <central-publishing-maven-plugin.version>0.5.0</central-publishing-maven-plugin.version>
     <license-maven-plugin.version>2.7.1</license-maven-plugin.version>
     <jacoco-maven-plugin.version>0.8.14</jacoco-maven-plugin.version>
-    <spotless-maven-plugin.version>3.4.0</spotless-maven-plugin.version>
+    <spotless-maven-plugin.version>3.6.0</spotless-maven-plugin.version>
     <sortpom-maven-plugin.version>4.0.0</sortpom-maven-plugin.version>
     <!-- Checkstyle version 12.X has been locked in due to JDK 17 compatibility -->
     <checkstyle.version>12.3.1</checkstyle.version>