diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c37086e1..eb3dc311 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5.2</version>
+            <version>3.21.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>