diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 80b6677..8661d84 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ nexusPublish = "1.1.0"
 
 # general
 lombok = "1.18.24"
-annotations = "23.0.0"
+annotations = "26.1.0"
 
 # json mappers
 gson = "2.10.1"