diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9bd83bf2..112db216 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
                 <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
-                <version>3.54.0</version>
+                <version>4.0.0</version>
                 <scope>provided</scope>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>