Instructions on how to upgrade findbugs. Obtain the most recent version of findbugs from: http://sourceforge.net/projects/findbugs Unzip the file into this directory. In the new directory: Ensure that plugin contains noUpdateChecks.jar. If it is in optionalPlugin, move copy it from there. Remove the following: bin doc src optionalPlugin Change the references to the old directory to the new directory in the following files: build.xml In SVN remove the old findbugs directory.