diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4a191dc325..f15541f326 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
                 <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
-                <version>3.37.0</version>
+                <version>3.38.0</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>