diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index c7294daf..5cdc3471 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ plugins {
 	id 'signing'
 	id 'pmd' //code check, working on source code
 	id 'com.github.spotbugs' version '6.2.1' //code check, working on byte code
-	id 'com.diffplug.spotless' version '7.0.4'//code format
+	id 'com.diffplug.spotless' version '7.1.0'//code format
 	id 'jacoco' // java code coverage plugin
 	id "org.sonarqube" version "6.2.0.5505" // sonarqube
 	id "org.scoverage" version "8.1" // scala code coverage scoverage