diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 51de660ca..e88cf62eb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -198,7 +198,23 @@
                     <source>1.8</source>
                     <target>1.8</target>
                     <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
+                    <compilerId>javac-with-errorprone</compilerId>
+                    <forceJavacCompilerUse>true</forceJavacCompilerUse>
                 </configuration>
+                <dependencies>
+                    <dependency>
+                        <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>plexus-compiler-javac-errorprone</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.8</version>
+                    </dependency>
+                    <!-- override plexus-compiler-javac-errorprone's dependency on
+                         Error Prone with the latest version -->
+                    <dependency>
+                        <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>error_prone_core</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.1.1</version>
+                    </dependency>
+                </dependencies>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>