diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 256dc87..bd49d47 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ pluginManagement {
     plugins {
         id "org.wisepersist.gwt" version "1.1.19"
         id "org.gretty" version "4.0.3"
-        id "com.diffplug.eclipse.apt" version "3.37.1"
+        id "com.diffplug.eclipse.apt" version "3.40.0"
         id 'com.github.johnrengelman.shadow' version '7.1.2'
         id "io.freefair.lombok" version "6.5.0.3"
         id "com.vaadin" version "23.1.7"