diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ef980a6506..6c6430e0cf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.google.googlejavaformat</groupId>
                 <artifactId>google-java-format</artifactId>
-                <version>1.15.0</version>
+                <version>1.16.0</version>
             </dependency>
             <!-- Specified as a workaround for
             https://github.com/mojohaus/versions-maven-plugin/issues/244. -->