diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 82ac714a9..ce018b9aa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ under the License.
     <forkCount>2</forkCount>
     <checkstyle.version>10.20.1</checkstyle.version>
     <checkstyle.failOnViolation>true</checkstyle.failOnViolation>
-    <error_prone_core.version>2.31.0</error_prone_core.version>
+    <error_prone_core.version>2.36.0</error_prone_core.version>
     <mockito.core.version>5.14.2</mockito.core.version>
     <checker.framework.version>3.48.2</checker.framework.version>
     <logback.version>1.5.12</logback.version>