diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 790eaddc7..44efcf160 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.infradna.tool</groupId>
       <artifactId>bridge-method-annotation</artifactId>
-      <version>1.18</version>
+      <version>1.21</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <!-- for stapler-jetty -->