diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0afc902d8..276ebf8fa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     <project.appengine.version>2.0.26</project.appengine.version>
     <project.findbugs.version>3.0.2</project.findbugs.version>
     <deploy.autorelease>false</deploy.autorelease>
-    <project.error-prone.version>2.18.0</project.error-prone.version>
+    <project.error-prone.version>2.27.1</project.error-prone.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>