diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2aa9df05b..0ece3398e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
-            <version>3.26.0</version>
+            <version>3.40.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>