diff --git a/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts b/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts
index 02fdaa123b5..bfb6e33cac8 100644
--- a/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ val DEPENDENCY_BOMS = listOf(
 )
 
 val autoValueVersion = "1.10.4"
-val errorProneVersion = "2.26.1"
+val errorProneVersion = "2.27.0"
 val jmhVersion = "1.37"
 // Mockito 5.x.x requires Java 11 https://github.com/mockito/mockito/releases/tag/v5.0.0
 val mockitoVersion = "4.11.0"
diff --git a/sdk-extensions/autoconfigure/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/autoconfigure/AutoConfiguredOpenTelemetrySdkTest.java b/sdk-extensions/autoconfigure/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/autoconfigure/AutoConfiguredOpenTelemetrySdkTest.java
index 37cafb9bdfa..f74b248c04d 100644
--- a/sdk-extensions/autoconfigure/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/autoconfigure/AutoConfiguredOpenTelemetrySdkTest.java
+++ b/sdk-extensions/autoconfigure/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/autoconfigure/AutoConfiguredOpenTelemetrySdkTest.java
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ void builder_addSpanExporterCustomizer() {
   void builder_addSpanProcessorCustomizer() {
     SpanProcessor mockProcessor1 = Mockito.mock(SpanProcessor.class);
     SpanProcessor mockProcessor2 = Mockito.mock(SpanProcessor.class);
-    doReturn(true).when(mockProcessor2).isStartRequired();
-    doReturn(true).when(mockProcessor2).isEndRequired();
+    when(mockProcessor2.isStartRequired()).thenReturn(true);
+    when(mockProcessor2.isEndRequired()).thenReturn(true);
     Mockito.lenient().doReturn(CompletableResultCode.ofSuccess()).when(mockProcessor2).shutdown();
     Mockito.lenient().when(spanExporter1.shutdown()).thenReturn(CompletableResultCode.ofSuccess());