diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index cbab642c..83dd196c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ buildscript {
         couchdbJavaVersion = "cf377882a0a85ce1ff37b5bcc23a5389d900d66f".substring(0, 10)
         dockerComposePluginVersion = "0.16.12" // https://github.com/avast/gradle-docker-compose-plugin/releases
         errorpronePluginVersion = '3.0.1' // https://github.com/tbroyer/gradle-errorprone-plugin/releases
-        errorproneCoreVersion = '2.18.0' // https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.google.errorprone/error_prone_core
+        errorproneCoreVersion = '2.20.0' // https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.google.errorprone/error_prone_core
         antlrVersion = "4.12.0" // https://github.com/antlr/antlr4/releases
     }
     dependencies {