diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a695f91b1..afa1154e7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ under the License.
     <forkCount>2</forkCount>
     <checkstyle.version>10.23.0</checkstyle.version>
     <checkstyle.failOnViolation>true</checkstyle.failOnViolation>
-    <error_prone_core.version>2.42.0</error_prone_core.version>
+    <error_prone_core.version>2.46.0</error_prone_core.version>
     <checker.framework.version>3.53.0</checker.framework.version>
     <logback.version>1.5.21</logback.version>
     <doclint>none</doclint>