diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bc52b25a79..5c6a961353 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ generatedDBChangeSets/
 /svg.pdf
 /xsxx.pdf
 xsxx2.pdf
+.spotless
 
 # Nix specifics
 shell.nix
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bffeec2fe9..02316d9c23 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -263,6 +263,10 @@
                       <reflowLongStrings>true</reflowLongStrings>
                   </googleJavaFormat>
               </java>
+              <upToDateChecking>
+                  <enabled>true</enabled>
+                  <indexFile>${project.basedir}/.spotless/spotless-index</indexFile>
+              </upToDateChecking>
           </configuration>
           <executions>
               <execution>
@@ -3059,7 +3063,7 @@
     <servlet.version>3.1.0</servlet.version>
     <sitemesh.version>2.4.2</sitemesh.version>
     <urlrewrite.version>4.0.3</urlrewrite.version>
-    <spotless.version>2.43.0</spotless.version>
+    <spotless.version>2.46.1</spotless.version>
     <npm.dependencies.collection.arg>install --force</npm.dependencies.collection.arg>
 
     <!--Sonar properties-->
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/researchspace/service/impl/EmailBroadcastTest.java b/src/test/java/com/researchspace/service/impl/EmailBroadcastTest.java
index d3638b2622..f8648845d8 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/researchspace/service/impl/EmailBroadcastTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/researchspace/service/impl/EmailBroadcastTest.java
@@ -53,9 +53,7 @@ public class EmailBroadcastTest extends SpringTransactionalTest {
   abstract static class NoRetryBroadcasterStub extends EmailBroadcastImp {
     @Override
     RetryConfig buildRetryConfig() {
-      return RetryConfig.custom()
-          .maxAttempts(1)
-          .build();
+      return RetryConfig.custom().maxAttempts(1).build();
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/researchspace/webapp/controller/WorkspaceControllerMVCIT.java b/src/test/java/com/researchspace/webapp/controller/WorkspaceControllerMVCIT.java
index 6370249cea..8737f51a47 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/researchspace/webapp/controller/WorkspaceControllerMVCIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/researchspace/webapp/controller/WorkspaceControllerMVCIT.java
@@ -1330,7 +1330,9 @@ public void testMoveDocumentIntoSharedNotebookMVC() throws Exception {
     Folder regularUserRoot = folderMgr.getRootFolderForUser(regularUser);
 
     StructuredDocument docToShare = createBasicDocumentInRootFolderWithText(regularUser, "anytext");
-    SharePost toPost = createValidSharePostWithGroup(group, docToShare, group.getGroup().getCommunalGroupFolderId());
+    SharePost toPost =
+        createValidSharePostWithGroup(
+            group, docToShare, group.getGroup().getCommunalGroupFolderId());
     String apiKey = createNewApiKeyForUser(regularUser);
 
     // regular user shares a Doc into Group_shared_folder
@@ -2422,18 +2424,19 @@ public void testPiSharesDocToGroupSubFolderThenMovesToGroupRoot() throws Excepti
     String apiKey = createNewApiKeyForUser(piUser);
 
     mockMvc
-            .perform(createBuilderForPostWithJSONBody(apiKey, "/share", piUser, sharePost))
-            .andExpect(status().isCreated())
-            .andReturn();
+        .perform(createBuilderForPostWithJSONBody(apiKey, "/share", piUser, sharePost))
+        .andExpect(status().isCreated())
+        .andReturn();
 
     // Move the doc to the top-level shared folder
-    MvcResult moveResult = mockMvc
+    MvcResult moveResult =
+        mockMvc
             .perform(
-                    post("/workspace/ajax/move")
-                            .param("parentFolderId", sharedSubFolder.getId() + "")
-                            .param("toMove[]", doc.getId() + "")
-                            .param("target", sharedFolderRootId + "")
-                            .principal(new MockPrincipal(piUser.getUsername())))
+                post("/workspace/ajax/move")
+                    .param("parentFolderId", sharedSubFolder.getId() + "")
+                    .param("toMove[]", doc.getId() + "")
+                    .param("target", sharedFolderRootId + "")
+                    .principal(new MockPrincipal(piUser.getUsername())))
             .andExpect(status().isOk())
             .andReturn();