diff --git a/gradle/dependencies.gradle b/gradle/dependencies.gradle
index 92447858b8..796128b981 100644
--- a/gradle/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/gradle/dependencies.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ def versions = [:]
 
 versions.bytebuddy = '1.11.22'
 versions.junitJupiter = '5.8.1'
-versions.errorprone = '2.9.0'
+versions.errorprone = '2.10.0'
 
 libraries.junit4 = 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
 libraries.junitJupiterApi = "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:${versions.junitJupiter}"
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/util/KotlinInlineClassUtil.java b/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/util/KotlinInlineClassUtil.java
index 11bd5e8284..890f160a0e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/util/KotlinInlineClassUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/util/KotlinInlineClassUtil.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public static boolean isInlineClassWithAssignableUnderlyingType(
             // If we don't make this check, then we would potentially pass a mock of inline type A
             // into a method
             // that accepts inline type B.
-            inlineClass.getDeclaredMethod("box-impl", underlyingType);
+            Object ignored = inlineClass.getDeclaredMethod("box-impl", underlyingType);
             return true;
         } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
             return false;