diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 00a51aff5..022b84144 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -3,4 +3,3 @@
 #
 # These are explicitly windows files and should use crlf
 *.bat           text eol=crlf
-
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fb4413186..6288c06ae 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>com.diffplug.spotless</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.30.0</version>
+                <version>2.44.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <!-- optional: limit format enforcement to just the files changed by this feature branch -->
                     <!--                <ratchetFrom>origin/main</ratchetFrom>-->