diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9e06b928c..2256c4291 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
-            <version>2.8.0</version>
+            <version>2.8.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>