diff --git a/modules/cratedb/build.gradle b/modules/cratedb/build.gradle
index 9e269731b4b..a44434ddcd7 100644
--- a/modules/cratedb/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/cratedb/build.gradle
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation project(':jdbc-test')
     testRuntimeOnly 'org.postgresql:postgresql:42.7.4'
 
-    compileOnly 'org.jetbrains:annotations:24.1.0'
+    compileOnly 'org.jetbrains:annotations:26.0.1'
 }