diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c243b3ee..fdd9a3cf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
     <!-- also remember to bump the version in flytekit-bom module -->
     <spotless.version>2.21.0</spotless.version>
     <spotbugs.excludeFilterFile>spotbugs-exclude.xml</spotbugs.excludeFilterFile>
-    <error_prone.version>2.26.1</error_prone.version>
+    <error_prone.version>2.27.0</error_prone.version>
     <junit.version>5.7.0</junit.version>
 
     <!-- has to be one liner, or errorprone doesn't work -->
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@
                 <version>1.8</version>
                 <style>GOOGLE</style>
               </googleJavaFormat>
-              <removeUnusedImports />
+              <removeUnusedImports/>
             </java>
             <scala>
               <scalafmt>
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@
                   <include>**/src/**.xml</include>
                 </includes>
                 <!-- Files must end with a newline -->
-                <endWithNewline />
+                <endWithNewline/>
               </format>
             </formats>
           </configuration>
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@
                   <requireMavenVersion>
                     <version>[3.5.4,)</version>
                   </requireMavenVersion>
-                  <requireUpperBoundDeps />
+                  <requireUpperBoundDeps/>
                 </rules>
               </configuration>
             </execution>