diff --git a/examples/java/build.gradle b/examples/java/build.gradle
index 7ff35976..74e50821 100644
--- a/examples/java/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/java/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
-  id 'com.diffplug.spotless' version '6.1.0'
+  id 'com.diffplug.spotless' version '6.2.2'
   id "org.sonarqube" version "3.3"
   id 'uk.gov.api.common-conventions'
 }