diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b6b8d4f0d..eef5bc32b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
-            <version>3.6.1</version>
+            <version>3.7.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>