diff --git a/examples/java/buildSrc/build.gradle b/examples/java/buildSrc/build.gradle
index bcc86bfe..2b6bc182 100644
--- a/examples/java/buildSrc/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/java/buildSrc/build.gradle
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ buildscript { repositories { mavenCentral() }}
 
 plugins {
   id 'groovy-gradle-plugin'
-  id 'com.diffplug.spotless' version '6.11.0'
+  id 'com.diffplug.spotless' version '6.12.0'
 }
 
 repositories {