diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1adbcaa7..d52c1550 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     <site.installationModule>${project.artifactId}</site.installationModule>
     <report.jxr.inherited>false</report.jxr.inherited>
     <skipITs>true</skipITs>
-    <auto-value-annotation.version>1.7.2</auto-value-annotation.version>
+    <auto-value-annotation.version>1.7.3</auto-value-annotation.version>
     <docRoot>/java/reference/</docRoot>
   </properties>