diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 219c18626..7d1882106 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@
               <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
                 <artifactId>plexus-compiler-javac-errorprone</artifactId>
-                <version>2.8.4</version>
+                <version>2.8.5</version>
               </dependency>
               <!-- override plexus-compiler-javac-errorprone's dependency on
                   Error Prone with the latest version -->