diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 592fdc7e..44e8cd43 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     <site.installationModule>${project.artifactId}</site.installationModule>
     <report.jxr.inherited>false</report.jxr.inherited>
     <skipITs>true</skipITs>
-    <auto-value-annotation.version>1.7.4</auto-value-annotation.version>
+    <auto-value-annotation.version>1.8</auto-value-annotation.version>
     <docRoot>/java/docs/reference/</docRoot>
   </properties>