diff --git a/dropwizard-dependencies/pom.xml b/dropwizard-dependencies/pom.xml
index c398378ba18..8e118d26e89 100644
--- a/dropwizard-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/dropwizard-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         <commons-lang3.version>3.12.0</commons-lang3.version>
         <commons-text.version>1.9</commons-text.version>
         <conscrypt-openjdk-uber.version>2.5.1</conscrypt-openjdk-uber.version>
-        <error_prone.version>2.5.1</error_prone.version>
+        <error_prone.version>2.16</error_prone.version>
         <freemarker.version>2.3.31</freemarker.version>
         <guava.version>30.1.1-jre</guava.version>
         <hibernate-core.version>5.4.30.Final</hibernate-core.version>