diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/nls/GlobalBundleCache.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/nls/GlobalBundleCache.java
index 84bf21460..b437f635f 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/nls/GlobalBundleCache.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/nls/GlobalBundleCache.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 
 package org.eclipse.jgit.nls;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -92,12 +93,13 @@ static synchronized <T extends TranslationBundle> T lookupBundle(Locale locale,
 			}
 			TranslationBundle bundle = bundles.get(type);
 			if (bundle == null) {
-				bundle = type.newInstance();
+				bundle = type.getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
 				bundle.load(locale);
 				bundles.put(type, bundle);
 			}
 			return (T) bundle;
-		} catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException e) {
+		} catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException
+				| InvocationTargetException | NoSuchMethodException e) {
 			throw new Error(e);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/tools/BUILD b/tools/BUILD
index 9abecc5f7..20c82c570 100644
--- a/tools/BUILD
+++ b/tools/BUILD
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ java_package_configuration(
         "-Xep:BoxedPrimitiveConstructor:ERROR",
         "-Xep:CannotMockFinalClass:ERROR",
         "-Xep:ClassCanBeStatic:ERROR",
-        "-Xep:ClassNewInstance:WARN",
+        "-Xep:ClassNewInstance:ERROR",
         "-Xep:DefaultCharset:ERROR",
         "-Xep:DoubleCheckedLocking:ERROR",
         "-Xep:ElementsCountedInLoop:ERROR",