diff --git a/annotation-file-utilities/build.gradle b/annotation-file-utilities/build.gradle
index 0e512a3bf..1103e94ac 100644
--- a/annotation-file-utilities/build.gradle
+++ b/annotation-file-utilities/build.gradle
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ plugins {
     id 'com.dorongold.task-tree' version '2.1.0'
 
     // Code formatting; defines targets "spotlessApply" and "spotlessCheck"
-    id 'com.diffplug.spotless' version '6.12.0'
+    id 'com.diffplug.spotless' version '6.16.0'
 }
 apply plugin: 'java'
 apply plugin: 'com.github.johnrengelman.shadow'