diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1b4540d7..4b443b24 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
         <artifactId>error_prone_annotations</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0</version>
+        <version>2.8.1</version>
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>