diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index f494830058..74c7dfed95 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ configure(subprojects.findAll { ['core', 'examples'].contains(it.name) }) {
     checkstyleTest.enabled = false
 
     spotbugs {
-        toolVersion = "4.8.4" // com.github.spotbugs:spotbugs-annotations
+        toolVersion = "4.8.5" // com.github.spotbugs:spotbugs-annotations
         ignoreFailures = true
         reportsDir = file("$project.buildDir/reports/spotbugsReports")
         effort = "max"
diff --git a/core/build.gradle b/core/build.gradle
index f24c468af5..4c698f6b8a 100644
--- a/core/build.gradle
+++ b/core/build.gradle
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ dependencies {
     )
 
     providedCompile('javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api:4.0.1')
-    compileOnly "com.github.spotbugs:spotbugs-annotations:4.8.4"
+    compileOnly "com.github.spotbugs:spotbugs-annotations:4.8.5"
 
     testCompile group: 'de.saly', name: 'javamail-mock2-fullmock', version: '0.5-beta4'
 }