diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 6e22bc0336..f0dc171272 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ configurations.all {
         force "io.netty:netty-handler:${versions.netty}"
         force "io.netty:netty-transport:${versions.netty}"
         force "io.netty:netty-transport-native-unix-common:${versions.netty}"
+        force "org.apache.bcel:bcel:6.6.0" // This line should be removed once Spotbugs is upgraded to 4.7.4
     }
 }