diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 020e80534d6..10ac12bc120 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -573,8 +573,8 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>findbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.0.0</version>
-          <!--NOTE: Findbugs 3.0.0 requires jdk7-->
+          <version>${findbugs.maven.version}</version>
+          <!--NOTE: Findbugs 3.0.4 requires jdk7-->
           <configuration>
             <excludeFilterFile>${project.basedir}/../dev-support/findbugs-exclude.xml</excludeFilterFile>
             <findbugsXmlOutput>true</findbugsXmlOutput>
@@ -1300,6 +1300,7 @@
     <maven.compiler.version>3.6.1</maven.compiler.version>
     <jamon.plugin.version>2.4.1</jamon.plugin.version>
     <findbugs-annotations>1.3.9-1</findbugs-annotations>
+    <findbugs.maven.version>3.0.4</findbugs.maven.version>
     <checkstyle.version>6.18</checkstyle.version>
     <javadoc.version>2.10.3</javadoc.version>
     <asciidoctor.plugin.version>1.5.3</asciidoctor.plugin.version>
@@ -1989,8 +1990,8 @@
             <plugin>
               <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
               <artifactId>findbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-              <version>3.0.0</version>
-              <!--NOTE: Findbugs 3.0.0 requires jdk7-->
+              <version>${findbugs.maven.version}</version>
+              <!--NOTE: Findbugs 3.0.4 requires jdk7-->
               <configuration>
                 <excludeFilterFile>${project.basedir}/../dev-support/findbugs-exclude.xml</excludeFilterFile>
                 <findbugsXmlOutput>true</findbugsXmlOutput>