diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6f64b9c0499..37976c57c8b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>com.diffplug.spotless</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.42.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <java>
                         <googleJavaFormat>