diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 95a9cc59f..df0a96dd8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -778,7 +778,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
         <artifactId>spotbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>${commons.spotbugs.plugin.version}</version>
         <dependencies>
           <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>