diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 0345fa456..acdc11f01 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ repositories {
  * Add errorprone checking.
  */
 dependencies {
-    errorprone("com.google.errorprone:error_prone_core:2.3.3")
+    errorprone("com.google.errorprone:error_prone_core:2.16")
     errorproneJavac("com.google.errorprone:javac:9+181-r4173-1")
 }