diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fc1e353fc..5e49edbf5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
     <!-- build dependencies -->
     <version.checkstyle>10.14.0</version.checkstyle>
-    <version.google-java-format>1.20.0</version.google-java-format>
+    <version.google-java-format>1.21.0</version.google-java-format>
     <version.maven.checkstyle>3.3.1</version.maven.checkstyle>
     <version.maven.jar>3.3.0</version.maven.jar>
     <version.maven.war>3.4.0</version.maven.war>