diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 34ba821d72df..d6b22b7dd5ef 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.infradna.tool</groupId>
       <artifactId>bridge-method-annotation</artifactId>
-      <version>1.13</version>
+      <version>1.18</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency><!-- until we get this version through Stapler -->