diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 68490c66b..a1ec266d3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5.8</version>
+            <version>2.6.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>