diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 35cafd0676..fd2fc957e2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
     <asciidoctorj.diagram.version>2.2.9</asciidoctorj.diagram.version>
     <buildnumber.plugin.version>1.4</buildnumber.plugin.version>
     <jmh.version>1.36</jmh.version>
-    <spotless.version>2.37.0</spotless.version>
+    <spotless.version>2.38.0</spotless.version>
     <google-java-format.version>1.17.0</google-java-format.version>
     <jacoco.version>0.8.10</jacoco.version>
     <!-- for documentation -->