diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ca1f03fcc1..60a57e4173 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
     <hudson.Main.development>true</hudson.Main.development>
 
     <access-modifier-checker.version>1.21</access-modifier-checker.version>
-    <animal.sniffer.version>1.19</animal.sniffer.version>
+    <animal.sniffer.version>1.20</animal.sniffer.version>
     <powermock.version>2.0.9</powermock.version>
 
     <!-- To opt in to @Restricted(Beta.class) APIs, set to true: -->