diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 3df354237..7d7f56fc7 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ configurations {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    ecj 'org.eclipse.jdt:ecj:3.14.0'
+    ecj 'org.eclipse.jdt:ecj:3.16.0'
 }
 
 compileJava {